Where are the minds of parents today?

there are parents really who doess not know how to be parents. they just don't know how to handle their kids and i think that is an irresposible thing to do. i do believe that children should be watched and guided well whether your child is 5 years old or 10 years old. these kids still need to be watched because these are the ages when children tend to be curious to explore things that may even lead to accidents. i think parents like this should be in a parenting seminar in order for them to know the proper way of raising children.

No I have not witnessed this and those parents mus not be very intelligent. There is no way that a five year old should be able to do that. That is horrible. Anyone could have carried her off. I hope they take that child away from them.

Most young parents are totally irresponsible. This is due to the manner in which they were brought up. In the name of freedom which is too much, they lack sense that encroaching on other's freedom is not a freedom, these abberations do happen.

Yes I have seen this lots of times where the parent lets theier kids run off and chaperone themselves.I would onot let my children run off by themselves at all.They are always by me at all times.Of course my daughter rides in the shopping cart (she is 18 months)and my son holds mine or my husbands hands.You never know who will kidnapp your children these days.And these parents are asking for it.I have had kids and young kids run in front of me in the stores ,their parents no where to be seen.I think parents are not thinking of the childs saftey when they let the chil run all over the store without them.And it is rude for the child to have jumped on your wheelchair.I remember a women left her baby in a car to go into dollar general.The people asked me if it was my car I said no thinkingmaybe somebody hit it.Well the one lady said their is a baby in the car it is crying and it is cold out.the weather was like 30 degrees out.Well the were getting ready to call the police because they were tired of finding who left the baby in the car when the lady came out talking on a cellphone.They asked her if it was her car and she said yes.The one lady tied into her and asked her why she left her baby in the car when it is cold outside and she said I only went in for a minute.I left after that but I thought alot could have happend to that baby in a minute you never know.I never would leave my children alone in the car.If I had to get gas for example I would either take them in with me or pay at the pump.parents do alot of crazy and irresponsible things these days.

A child of five! That is asking for trouble. With the way things are now a days any body could take that child and the parents wouldn't know what happened to her. That is definitely abandament! That is very irresponsible on the part of the parents. If you have children you need to keep in mind the important act that you have taken on. Parents are supposed to safe guard their children. Those parents were sadly lacking in that department.