Today, even though I've been studying and working with children and adolescents for the last 14 years, I've come to find that their parents' behavior tends to be worse than their children's. FML
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OP here. Thank you all for your comments and stories. They definitely made my day. I am in the psychology field. When I first started in the field, parents were more apt to work WITH their children and change behaviors in the home. It was not something that took 14 years to realize as much as it's amazing how in just 14 years the parents have changed into the "fix my child" and don't want to work on their part of the issues. Not all parents; I still have a few good ones in the group, but that day was back to back parents. Thank you all again.
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Mathalamus 25
Not surprising. At all. The little ones tend to be nicer or better behaved than the adults.
el_bell3618 29
It's a shame they ended up as curdled milk rather than the fine wine all those cards talk about!
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ShaynaMarie322 15
I've learned this just after two months of working at an elementary school. Kids are so much more tolerant and accepting of others than adults are.
katluvr 22
My experience has been that once you see the children in action you learn a great deal about the parents. Sad.
chinaski7628 32
My experience is that when you see the parents in action, you learn a great deal about the kids. So many things about student behavior (good and bad) becomes clear when you meet the parents.
Railroader 16
If you want to really know someone, just watch how their kids behave. They are their parents on a smaller scale.
TheLastCenturion 19
Sometimes kids can be a hell of a lot more mature and accepting about things than quite a few grown-ass adults. It's shocking.
CLOTHESPlN 17
Yeah, as a highschool who has refereed, that's almost always the case... Kids on the field are great, but the parents on the sidelines are awful...
GhostFox 34
This does not surprise me, considering that the parents don't have the presence of an authority figure who will punish them for their bad but not law breaking behavior. That and a lot of parents develop an attitude about being the parent and thus always being the one in the right.
gracehi 33
So what you're saying is, you're a remedy for shitty parenting. Congratulations, OP! You're awesome at your job!
dirty_dan_ 15
Sometimes children are much more civilized
callsign_banana 19
Biological theory of behavior
DMDiaz 15
This is so true. I work with kids and if I do one "wrong" thing that their parents don't like they go crazy.