The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Responsibility for the proper conduct of children was not confined to their parents only. When they misbehaved, they misbehaved against the community. And a senior member of the community was expected to do something about it.
The reasons kids get into trouble in one way or another is because - Who ever told them they were special?
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
Somehow it seems that all parents are certain that they themselves were victims of abuse in school and that they will not allow this to happen to their children. Even though children can also be the cruelest group imaginable - especially the cutest of them.
Wayward, disobedient children cause their parents grief and anxiety.
Children are becoming disobedient... why, because of the lack of rules boundaries and limitations.
I was so determined not to pass on to my children what I perceived to be the faults of my upbringing.
Sometimes it seems as though all parents are certain that their children are victims of abuse by other children.
Every child is so different. Their experience growing up and their experience relating to the world has so much to do with their temperament, and their likes and their dislikes.
Parents forgive their children least readily for the faults they themselves instilled in them.