How often has this been said? How often has it been put into practice? I am beginning to think that it's become an unwritten law after observing how children act today.
I have seen kids today pretty much insult, curse, and even threaten their parents if they don't get their way. Where did we go wrong? When did we go from discipline to coddling our children?
I guess it all comes down to what you want for your child when it comes to what type of character attributes he/she develops. You want them to be a ass then let them have their way. You want a child that shows respect then it's time to get back to the good old fashioned paddle or belt when the child gets out of hand.
Don't send them to their room thinking it's punishment, especially if they have a TV, computer, game console, and/or cell phone within arm's reach. This does nothing to reinforce that they did something wrong and must pay a price.
Take away those things and then shuffle them off to that bedroom. I'm almost certain they will beg or bargain for something and probably be apologizing profusely to get something back in that quiet room.
We need to stand back up to our children to show them who the adult is in the relationship. Until we can do that, they might as well send us to our room to think about what we are not doing as parents.
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