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Thread ID: 123207	2012-02-10 21:02:00	Good parenting	kenj (9738)	PC World Chat

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1258510	2012-02-10 21:02:00	Oh yea!!!!!! news.cnet.com Ken :D	kenj (9738)
1258511	2012-02-10 21:44:00	:lol:	SP8's (9836)
1258512	2012-02-10 22:38:00	I watched this this morning and was more satisfied with the shooting than the idea of giving it away to charity	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1258513	2012-02-10 22:54:00	:lol::lol: One thing that gets me with YT is all the posts flagged as spam which isn't. Must be people reporting it as spam instead of giving the thumbs down.	mikebartnz (21)
1258514	2012-02-11 02:51:00	My take on it: Redneck control-freak dad spits the dummy and destroys a bunch of his own hard work. The daughter may not be perfect. The dad needs to take just as hard a look at himself. No way to garner respect by humiliating your kid. Family discipline should be kept within the family, not broadcast to the world. Dad fails!	Paul.Cov (425)
1258515	2012-02-11 08:32:00	No way to garner respect by humiliating your kid. The trouble with too many parents today is that they try to be their kids friend rather than a parent.	mikebartnz (21)
1258516	2012-02-11 23:52:00	The trouble with too many parents today is that they try to be their kids friend rather than a parent. I heard somebody fairly high up in the NZ Police say exactly that last week. Trouble is, given how young some people get pregnant these days, we've had at least two generations of parents doing that and are now suffering the consequences. It's always harder to recover from mistakes as opposed to not making them in the fist place!! (Coincidentally, I came here to post the same clip, and have just sent out a FB Post and general e-mail to social contacts with the following message: I made a conscious decision in my mid teens that I didn’t want kids. The reasons for that are complex, but, and this is a big generalization, I tend to hear people moaning about the problems they have with their offspring, rather than the positives. If you kind of fall into that category (definitely no criticism intended), this is for you. If you’re a grandparent, maybe pass it on to your children. Whatever your stance it highlights the complications that modern technology can bring to an already volatile mix. You’ll need an internet connection that’s better than mine (not difficult). (For those watching their datacap it involves about 38 mb). I don’t think it matters if this was staged or not, it’ll press buttons. Teenagers beware!! Final comment: I would have used a shotgun, but then I haven’t got that problem have I ? ;) www.youtube.com))	tuiruru (12277)
1258517	2012-02-12 01:36:00	It's a pity society doesn't have the balls to stand up to their kids anymore and teach them to respect their elders and be thankful for what they have got. My parents gave us very little because they simply couldn't afford to give us more, it made them ashamed to be poor and the 3 kids all had after school jobs so we could buy the things we wanted. I certainly respect my parents for doing the best they could	gary67 (56)
1258518	2012-02-12 09:10:00	If there is one crucial lesson in life that is lacking for young people today, and in the not so distant past as well, it is consequences . Without consequences, there can be neither balance in life, nor demarcation between success and failure . Our kids have been very good, and are both successful, but that doesn't mean that there have not been disputes over parenting or complaints of unfairness etc . There was one thing they could always rely upon, if they did as their parents expected of them, there were consequences they would like . If they failed to do what they should have expected of themselves, then the consequences were their own responsibility . No bail outs . . . . . . . . . . . Cheers Billy 8-{)	Billy T (70)
1258519	2012-02-13 00:06:00	My attitude is much the same, my kids are both young so it's adjusted to what they can understand and are able to reasonably adher to, but the philosophy remains. They have a good and balanced life, they know broadly what is good and what is not and the 'rules' are clear, appropriate, constant and enforced. I'm personally against smacking, but that's not to say there are no consequences to their actions. I keep to my end of the deal and provide them a safe, loving environment with all the opportunities they could ask for, they keep to their end by sticking to the rules. Their decisions have consequences, good and bad. There's not many rules, just the common sense ones, ones they can only really break on purpose. By being consistent it's easier, however far along the scale from soft and wooly to draconian one may be. The odd spontaneous poor judgement aside, they have the ability to weigh up and decide whether to do something 'good' or 'bad' and are given the opportunity to choose, likely outcomes together with 'why' can be clarified with their Mum and me if needed. Parenting is all about preparing them for the real world and clear boundaries are found in society as well as the workplace. Without judging whether the fella with the gun should have threatened to shoot her laptop in the first place, he made his rules clear and his Daughter elected to ignore them so following through was, I think, the right thing to do. I'd show it to my kids but they're young enough that the Boy would want to re-enact it with a stick and a muddy puddle, and my Girl would be more interested in why the man would wear a hat that was neither Pink nor Purple.	Contented (15925)
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