Raisin Em Oldschool! List #1

~Everything your Grandparents knew about raising children that your parents forgot to teach you!~

I know I'm about to ruffle some feathers, but from what I've seen somebody's gotta do it!

I've worked many years in the retail and service industries. Throughout these years I watched the individuals coming through. What I began to notice was the younger an younger the parents got the more unruly their children were! What happened? Now, don't misunderstand! I'm not that old myself, but I was raised by a father that insisted on manners and good behavior-both inside and out of the house! Many of the things I see children doing now days....I'm appalled! My father would NOT have tolerated 98% of the antics I've witnessed! Yet I can't place the blame upon the children! Most of this unruly behaviour stems from the parents parenting style-or lack there of! So, below I've thrown together some very basic rules of "Raisin Em Oldschool". One by one I'll take each one and write a blog outlining exactly what I mean by it. If I think of more, and I'm sure I will, I may very well post a second list so keep checking back!

Rules:
-Mean what you say
-Be consistent
-Time out only works if the child understands
-Spankings are ok
-Give boundaries
-Let em get upset
-Give freedom
-Mess and mistakes are a part of life
-Start young
-Listen
-TV and Gameboy is not parenting
-Dinner is essential