When we were bringing our kids up we were very closed (we actually acted like 1950's parents) and made the kids behave. When we were at church if one of the kids acted up the wife would point at the kid and give a signal like “You’re Out!”, I would gently lift the child and take them to an empty room, apply discipline and then we would sit still until the crying stopped, then return to the meeting. Eventually, we had parents complain, our children were so well behaved that it made them look bad....
When we kept the grandkids for a summer, the boy would have “Meltdowns!”, walleyed fits laying on the floor kicking and screaming. First time I saw him do it in Sunday School, I scooped him up and out the door we went. When grandma went to pick the kids up from Sunday School the granddaughter told grandma, “Joe had a meltdown, Grandpa took him, he didn’t come back”…. By the time the summer was over the kids were well behaved and their school work improved too….. I think society has protected our youth into uselessness….
We need to learn from old educational materials like the Loony Toons Cartoon “Brother Brat”
A "Rosie the Riveter" type is in need of a baby-sitter for her awful child. The only person available is a clueless Porky Pig. His only instructions are to use a book of child psychology. After fruitless attempts to control the brat, the brat’s mother returns to show Porky how to use the book - as a paddle on the brat’s little behind.
On second thought I’ll bet that you couldn’t show that on TV.... too much violence….
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