| Children in today's society seem to be much | | | | loving than their predecessors would have |
| more pampered and less responsible than they | | | | dreamed of being. Every child enjoys playing |
| were a few decades ago. They also seemed to | | | | with toys and receiving a quality education. |
| have lost much of the value system that most | | | | Many experts stress that parents should allow |
| of us took for granted growing up. By | | | | their children to thoroughly enjoy their |
| examining the roles of children in the past, | | | | childhood as a vital step to them becoming |
| we may be able to trace the source of the | | | | healthy and happy adults. Due to this |
| problems that we are having with today's | | | | attitude of child rearing, several problems |
| troubled youth. In olden days, children were | | | | have developed. Some young people today seem |
| treated as small adults and given many of the | | | | to have no respect for anything, and many are |
| same responsibilities that were shouldered by | | | | ending up in jail before their eighteenth |
| their parents. Youngsters worked side by side | | | | birthday. Drug and alcohol abuse is running |
| with their parents in the fields as soon as | | | | rampant. As adults, many of these children |
| they could walk. Children serving as soldiers | | | | find that they are unable to cope with "real" |
| were not uncommon in some countries. | | | | life. As a parent, there are several ways |
| Marriages took place when a person was | | | | that you can help your child to grow into a |
| approximately twelve years of age in the | | | | successful adult. The main thing to remember |
| hopes that they could reproduce in the few | | | | is that every child needs rules, and |
| years that they had to live. Young people in | | | | penalties should be handed out if these |
| these times were exposed to the harsh | | | | guidelines are not obeyed. This does not mean |
| realities of life virtually from birth. Death | | | | that you should physically punish your child |
| was also an every day event when the average | | | | by any means. You can decide on an |
| life span was approximately forty years of | | | | appropriate punishment, but punishment should |
| age. Only one in five children survived to | | | | be given. If you establish a set of rules and |
| adulthood, so the loss of siblings was a | | | | do not follow through with them, you could be |
| common occurrence as well. Many parents did | | | | sending your child the message that rules are |
| not live to see their children grow up due to | | | | not important. You may also want to give your |
| the loss of life in battle and childbed, and | | | | child some responsibilities around the house. |
| many children were raised by adults that had | | | | This is a good way to teach your child many |
| little or no blood connection to them. All of | | | | of the housekeeping skills that they will |
| these factors prohibited most children from | | | | need as adults. Teaching your child to |
| being pampered or spoiled. The daily struggle | | | | respect themselves and others as well as good |
| to survive curtailed any frivolity. This is | | | | manners is key to their continued social |
| not to say that these parents did not value | | | | success. As a parent, it is your job as well |
| or care about their children. Any child that | | | | as your privilege to teach your child |
| survived infancy was considered to be a great | | | | everything that they will need to know as |
| asset and human nature dictated that these | | | | they grow. Having a good parenting plan can |
| children may have been cherished dearly. | | | | prevent your child from ending up in |
| Discipline was also much more vigorous than | | | | situations that both you and he will regret |
| it is today. Due to the dangers that were | | | | later. |
| present in the settings of old, disobeying a | | | | |
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| daily survival is not the struggle it once | | | | boxes. |
| was. Parents have become more lenient and | | | | |