There are lots of thoings I find frustrating about the way kids are brought up today--

1 --they are molly coddled and seem to call the shots from the very start

2 they are not taught to bear the

The majority of kids today are raised by child care centres who do not have the time to potty train children.  Parents are too busy going off to work in order to fulfil themselves, pay off the big mortgage, have all the latest gizmos in their homes, the latest car etc. etc.  With all the financial aid from the goverment to allow them to do this, the traditional image of "family" has broken down to what may be an irretrievable situation.  I won't be around to see the effects this will hav3e oin future generations.  After all who is going to step up and be responsible for running the country, in fact what are the chances of any of this generation taking responsibility for anything.  I know we are talking about toilet training, but I think it all goes much deeper than that, with disastrous ramifications. 

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Perhaps your DIL would be interested in this Viv

Wonder if a pair of pull ups would be good for my Sweet Thing (my Maltese cross) LOL

I say if you can't feed them DON"T breed them--also if you are NOT prepared to stay at home and look after them till they are at least at school DO NOT HAVE THEM !

Yes very strange ways of bringing up kids these days--there are a few that I know that bring theirs up this way--and they are NOT welcome at my house, as they run wild.  I never put up with that from my child and will not put up with it from others. 

I ask you how the hell do little ones know --we are supposed to be there to guide and teach them,  for heavens sake !

Difficult yes, because they grow up without decent consideration for others. Last Xmas I told my granddaughter off for eating all the dip & crisps instead of handing it around and also told her to get her feet off  the furniture, 10 1/2 definitely old enough to know better, Well sullen silence. Once they were in the car to leave my son came and told me off for upsetting her! also they were pleased to see her eat anything because she wasn't eating her meals and they were worried as she might become anorexic! Forget the anorexia I said she is constantly eating all the luxurys between meals no wonder she isn't eating the ordinary foods stop the grazing between meals. As for "upsetting" her I said she needed to learn respect for others and as a Grandparent I regarded socially acceptable behaviour  was my duty to enforce. I got a lovely potted plant from her with a sorry! and the request much later directly from her to come and spend a week in the holidays with me.

Some things we have to stand up for and earn the respect due to us. (though it could have gone very differently.)

Vivity, you did the right thing as was proved when you got an apology, if they aren't pulled into line they will never know and will not every be welcome anywhere--I don't like kids leaping on my lounge--or disrespecting my things--I have worked long and hard to get them. It is a shame that manners seem to no longer be important