Parents Are Finally Learning to Say "No" to Children

After many years of child nurturing, the doctrines of actual child rearing are coming back into style. Fed up by the insolent brats that have graduated from the child nurturing school of parenting, many moms and dads are taking a revolutionary step. It is one that might cause irreparable change to the current young generation. What are they doing? Well, today's parents are saying, "No!"

How dare they? Is this a joke? How does it affect the children? Will it work? These questions are being asked by nonbelievers across the country. Parents have, for decades now, focused on preserving the emotional well-being of the child. Haunted by memories of their misbegotten youths, these parents believed that being the child's disciplinarian is too harsh. The trend toward parents as BFF's (Best Friends Forever for those of you who don't know the lingo) took a hold of the country. Children were allowed to act as an equal partner in their own development. Boundaries were found to be stifling to the young mind. A generation of whiners and self absorbed brats soon emerged.

Stories of parents overrun by their children crept into the headlines. A four-year-olds tantrum stops a 747. They say that she was tired and the flight attendant traumatized her by trying to get her to quiet down. Her parents said that she was only four year old, and people should have understood. Right? In another instance, major fast food chains were hauled into court because their food was too enticing for a twelve year old to stop eating. The parents said that the boy asked for the addictive burgers and fries all the time-they simply had to get it for him? Right?

Wrong, say parents who are now taking a stand against the insolence. Their solution is, in a word, "NO". Said firmly and consistently, the radical parents say that the word could reverse the damage done by practicing dangerous child rearing tactics. It will resurrect the boundaries in the child's life, promoting respect, personal responsibility, and a sense of self worth.

A Parents Magazine article entitled "Say No and Mean It: Parenting Tips on How to Enforce Rules" states that the boundaries are what children need to excel. These boundaries create a secure environment in which a child could live healthy and happy. According to the article, children without discipline are truly unhappy. They urge parents to take the reigns for the salvation of their children. If we don't the "kids become self-absorbed, defiant, and unhappy". Unhappy enough to stop a 747 maybe?!