This ticks me off to no end. I've worked at a retail store before, and you don't know how I've silently fumed as mothers mistreat their children. And, the reasons? Talking? Children need to talk to learn their verbal skills. When parents tell their kids to 'shut up' for asking an honest question, I want to show them the door. I mean, come on, kids are curious! Don't stifle their curiosity, encourage it! Talking about something that isn't real? Don't even get me started! I've witness this as well, and its infurirating. Kids deserve to have a rich and full imagination and creative mind, and most adults I know could use a dose of unreality too! Crying over a candy bar? Negotiate with your child. POSITIVE REWARDS! Give him/her a candy bar if he/she acts good a certain amount of time. This is not to even mention the fact that I am against spanking as a punishment anyway! Ok...maybe this is a vent...but, by golly, its a meaningful one!
