Family Issue:

[jediwill83]

I dont agree with the "helicopter parent" mentality....but.....I did plenty I had no business doing. Alot of it came from who I was around. Kids are like mental and emotional tofu...they absorb the flavor of whatever they get cooked in...and I had some doozies in my skillet. I had my share of vandalism but mine was mostly BB gun and sligshot related. Honestly I would have been better served not playing with neighborhood kids and just reading and playing video games. Actually now that I think about it if I would have been doing that and staying away from neighborhood kids it would have kept me from being exposed to alot of crazy bad things.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Esther

I don't agree with her concept on raising children. Generally when something bad happens they blame everyone but themselves.

He is too young to run unrestrained. IMO

amen, but how do you restrain a teenager?

so, sympathy for helicopter parents--i would prolly go with time management, keeping them appointed to whatever activities...or military school! kidding.