Do you think some people raise their children too strick???

YES, My dad was one of these. OK i couldnt wear shorts, spegetti strap shirts, bathing suits, had to listen to only christain music, could only watch certain shows, couldnt stay at a friends house unless they went to church, Couldnt wear thongs, so on and so forth. this resulted me into running away. I think all of this hindered my prepration for the outside world he was trying to keep me away from it and that left me not knowing stuff. You should let you children follow there own calling and not force it on them. I think im such a better person b/c of my running away and learning from the mistakes i made. I will make sure my kids will have enough room to find there own calling because of this.

I think it's all about getting the balance right. Children need to have discipline (I don't mean physical discipline), and they need to be taught good behaviour and the right values, etc. Some people go too far though. I have a friend who is way too strict with her daughter. One of these days that girl is going to rebel SO much. Probably sooner rather than later as she's coming up for 15 years old now. I mean, it gets on MY nerves listening to my friend going on at her daughter sometimes - goodness knows how annoying it must be to be on the receiving end of it. Everyone needs their own space and kids are no different. An upbringing should never be so strict that there is no room for fun!

My parents were ok at that time I had this idea that they were very strick (what do you mean I cant go out because I have school in the worning so what if its tuesday? sort of thing). Now I know that actually they were not that strick at all. If I was told no few times in a row I would rebel and I did ( I would snick out but it not like I ran away I would normaly be 50m from the house sitting with my friends). Now we have these friends that have a daughter same age as my son (and most of the kids in our group). All the kids play she sits next to her parents. They raise her so strick its unbelivable. You know she is 4 she looks like a 4 year old but she has this serius look on her face and she is not comunicating well with anyone expecially kids.

Yep - freedom is good for kids.

i think parents should try and strike a balance there are soemthign s they should lay down the law on ...for hte good ofthe kids and soemthings which they should allow children a bit of lee way to do as htey please and to allow them to develop their own personality and esteem. My dad was always pretty strict when i was kid and when i was growing up, and it at times i got the urge to rebel ..and do things which i normally wouldnt just to spite my dad.. but thank fully my mom new how to handle me better and used a softer approach. Sometimes tho i fell coz i have been brought up strictly over all im better prepared for life than other kids, and have protected from a lot of crap thats out there. My uncle on the other hand, cant say no to my cousins and though they are bright and potentinally could have turned out great students and done well, have turned out into spoiled brats which no one likes. so if your parenting is a bit on the strict side its ok ..just dont got to extremes.

yes, my neighbor does exactly just that. what makes it worse is that she embarrasses her child in front of other people whenever he makes mistakes. i tell you, that kid has no self-esteem and follows his mom down to a T.

I dont think its good to tell a child what to do every second of the day. Unless there was something wrong with them mentally. Then you would have to. But constantlyl being on a child about things will definetly effect them in the future.

I do believe that some parents can be entirely too strict. Nevertheless, I do believe in discipline and having your child grow up in a respectful manner. I think too many parents today are way to lenient on their children and it is like their children are raising them. They are completely disrespectful - even at age 3, 4, 5 and up. I do think that there is a way to raise children to allow them to have their fun, but to still teach them morals and values that will help them to grow up to be responsible and respectful.

Well!! i think that now a days parents are getting more and more linient towards their children, and this ultimately taking them to the dearth of morality , they fall for some indescent activities during their teenage...so i would rather suggest parents to better keep a check on your children since they are infant only..........

The parents or probably trying to help them to not makes the same mistakes they did or other people have. They probably have good intentions but don't deal with it the right way. I had a parent like that and I rebelled more. These parents either turn their kids into robots or turn them into people with no selfconfidence

I agree, it's not a good idea to be TOO strict. Because when they get older and get out of the house, they go crazy. That's what I did and my mom and dad really weren't that bad, it's just that they were trying to keep me safe. But you need to let kids experience things for themselves sometimes.

Well I can relate to what you've been experiencing since my parents are strict. We are often confined to school or house other than that are subject for approval. But as I grew older I tend to do things I like and go to places I've never been.

i agree to u it really makes a person more irritated and stubborn .....and to spoon fed a person to do his activity makes him retarted

Discipline is good but not up to the point of causing trauma to the child. It might damage his moral and self-esteem and thus cause him to be a failure in life. On the other hand, if he understands why he is being disciplined, or the right and wrong were explained to him clearly, he will grow to be an able person and credit his parents for giving him life's necessary lessons.

hello there peanut:) i totally agree with you..i think thats why soo many kids that have parents in the Service or Government..especially The Marines from what i know personally threw some friends..they can be the worst of strictness...A child needs to have thjeer own space to a point..and need to be a child..and learn from there mistakes and parents need to let them make there own mistakes and learn from them,,although i know keds need disapline as well..or even worse things can happen lol..my mom was strict to a point..but i think she was strict where she shouldnt have been and wasnt when she should have..but thats my opinion..lol..but never the less..i think i turned out ok:)

Yes, some people do, and it cause their children to rebel a lot when they do that. My cousin really rebelled against her mom to the point she called Social Services on them. She was not allowed to see her mother for two years because of how bad things had become between them. I wish that she had called me and talked to me about what was going on and I might have been able to help her out without the police and SS getting involved.