Quote Originally Posted by popcornbird View Post
To those of you who say you are 'old fashioned'...come on. After having lived your entire lives, raised children and perhaps have grand kids, you should know better than the younger crowd of how 3 is really, not much bigger than a baby.

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A huge misconception is that kids of the past were more respectful. That is not true. They did not respect their elders. They feared their elders. There is a big difference. Respectful people behave in the same manner around everyone. Fearful children 'act' respectful in front of adults they fear, and will be disrespectful as soon as your back is turned, guaranteed.
So true Popcorn. I see this everyday at school with teachers and the children with their parents. The will be respectful for those they fear and extremely disrespectful for those they do not.

Each child is different as we are all different. Parents have to modify how they handle children from child to child.

Popcorn, I'm wishing good luck with this dilemma.