{"id":2351,"date":"2014-08-21T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2015-01-27T22:56:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T22:56:40","slug":"kids-these-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebadassbreastfeeder.com\/?p=2351","title":{"rendered":"Kids These Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cKids these days\u2026<\/p>\n

aren\u2019t spanked enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

aren\u2019t tough enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

need more discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n

are pussies.\u201d<\/p>\n

are out of control.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hear these heartbreaking statements about children all the time. The thing is \u201ckids these days\u201d are every generation. Generation after generation of adults have been referring to children this way. We were referred to this way when we were children and so were our parents. The current generation of children are being talked about like this. And it\u2019s likely that people will be saying this about the next generation of children as well.<\/p>\n

The problem is not with the kids. It\u2019s with us. It\u2019s with the people who utter these ugly words. I\u2019m not going to disagree that we don\u2019t need to make changes with our children. I am disagreeing with the way we go about it. The answer does not lie with the children. It lies with us.<\/p>\n

The way to make change is not to drag others down, instill fear or cause physical pain. We make change when we build people up, when we empower them and support them. It is our job to give our children the self-esteem, confidence, love and nurturance that they need to grow into a truly changing generation. And to give parents the tools, support and connection\u00a0 to help them get there.<\/p>\n

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Abby Theuring, MSW
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