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Should adults discipline other people's children?
48%
Yes
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52%
No
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48%
Yes
52%
No
No, unless authorized by parent (such as a teacher or babysitter), and never physical discipline.
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Children should receive instruction and guidance from their parents or another adult to whom the parent has authorized. Children should not be taught to obey just any adult for safety reasons.
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Nope, no way. They will learn soon enough the world will punish them. It should only come from your parents when you are a kid.
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It is not something I'd ever feel comfortable doing. That is for the parent to decide. If the child is out of control and the parent wont do something, I'll just try and avoid them. It isnt my place.
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this is how abuse can start. i had a classmate that tried to discipline me, it ended up as abuse. i now have ptsd and am terrified to talk to guys
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Most parents know their child is misbehaving and are either ignoring the bad behavior or too tired to deal with it...again. Disciplining other people's children undermines their parenting.
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Because they are not that child's parent. Come find me and I will do it. There discipline methods might be different than mine.
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While some kids do need it, it is not okay. You wouldn't want them doing it to your kid. Also, some people believe in stronger/harder punishments that you don't agree with. They might harm your child.
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If the child is not respecting my home or property and the parent just sits while their child runs rampant, I politely ask the child to stop or tell the parent to go home.
ReplyAdults should be able to respectfully. I grew up where every neighbor watched out for each other's kids. It is all about how one does it. So you know the child or parent. Lots of factors.
ReplyAs long as you get the ok from the parents.
ReplyYes, because this day in age, if you don't discipline them, nobody will
Replyonly by talking to them not hitting
ReplyIt depends on whose kids and the discipline I would use is talking not hitting or shouting.
ReplyYes if the child is left in my care then I have to say something. Also If you are together with the family I see nothing wrong with saying something. Nothing physical.
ReplyIf the parent isn't paying attention to their child you could gently ask the child to stop.
ReplyYes is qualified based upon *the age of the child *the offense in question *how close the parents are *the degree of danger to the child or children *NO touching of the child EVER.
ReplyOnly on incidents that are disturbing others and parents are ignoring; restaurants come to mind, and other public rude acts.
ReplyI actually think No, but there are situations when people need to step in and "help" a struggling parent out. Especially if there is abuse or neglect happening. it takes a village often.
ReplyI voted yes. The reason I voted yes pertains to generation X and millennials whom have children they aren't parenting.
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