Strategies for bringing up children

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How much do you parents think about this. Are you hard/strict on your kids, do you push them for academic excellence, creating a hard working competitive spirit or are you more laid back and let them go with the flow.

Do you consciously keep your kids away from other kids you think may be a bad influence or are you more relaxed about this. Are you a paranoid parent or a confident one.

This will depend on your own experiences in life of course, your own world view , disposition, economic situation and where you live.

 

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Upto about 14 I was beaten with cricket bats, hockey sticks, shoes, anything really if I stepped out of line academically.

I was slapped around maybe every couple of weeks and properly beaten handful of times a year.

We were quite well off and there wern't any financial issues that triggered anger spouts or anything like that. It was all based on academic performance.

That sounds pretty harsh, I do remember getting the slipper quite a lot, don't remember the belt however, this strategy can work, but on the other hand if the child rebels significantly it could go potentially disastrous.

How did it turn out for you?