The wife and I have no children and do not plan to ever have any , so I would not be one qualified to answer this . BUT , I have often wondered what kind of parent I would be , my problem is that I do not relate well to children . I tend to talk to them and treat them like adults .
Now my parents (and Grandparents) raised us well . We were enstilled with a strong work ethic , well mannered , respected our elders , and did as we were told or we got a spanking . Time outs and groundings did nothing for us because we had no fear of them . But I feared the spankings so I did as I was told , when I was told and how I was told to do it . My parents did not beat us or abuse us and I thank them today for not sparing the rod . Kids today blow my mind , I told a 9 or 10 year old boy not long ago to quit jumping his skateboard off of my sidewalk (They were even up on my porch without permission) and he flipped me off and told me to F#$K off . I would have never dreamed of doing/saying something like that . Kids today seem to be a different breed (or it may be the parents).