In the last 25 years the balance of power has shifted from adults to children. You discipline your child, you run the risk of having social services involved. I'll join the group of 30+ somethings who got a slap on the backside when they did something wrong and yet turned out fine.
The law needs to change to accept that children in this century are no longer the innocent darlings that they once were, you can blame social and economic reasons all you like, but if you don't fill children with a sense of right and wrong, then you're on a loser from the start. There are plenty of young adults who have had the same struggles as those who feel "wronged" yet work hard, pay taxes and live law abiding lives.
Children now live in a world where their actions have little or no consequences.
I agree with the spirit of what you say, but disagree that the only way to raise a kid with sense in their head is to give them spankings or whatever you're suggesting. I know punishments like this are a hot topic, but I wasn't raised this way and I'm an extremely law abiding individual with only a couple entitlement issues
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