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Too much choice for the grandchildren?

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Janeymar12 Fri 30-Jul-21 19:34:49

My GC are 3 &5. I notice their parents seem to give them so many choices: choices of food, choices of what to wear, where to go and what to do. Whatever happened to an easier life where us the parents made the decisions? My DIL seems very stressed with it all, but I don’t feel I can say anything. Is it me or has parenting changed so much?

Allsorts Sat 14-Aug-21 14:06:03

Societies attitudes change with the times, I cooked the meals and they ate them, they didn’t make a fuss about things, always much to busy and it was not an issue, obviously puberty kicks in and everything changed, by today’s standards I must have been quite strict although I never hit them or punished, it was the look, which I understand still works, tell them once the next time it’s a problem and I do think they are happier with rules and safe boundaries.