Do you think American parents are too easy on their kids?

[Anonymous]

In other cultures, kids are given responsibilities very early in life: babysitting their siblings, cooking, cleaning or even finding jobs at young age. Over here in america, a child working job is called child labor/child abuse. A 10 yr old child helping her single mother cook dinner is wrong because kids should be having fun rather than given responsibilities. Whenever an American talk about why they are great parents... they usually say it is because they spend as much time as they can with their kids... how many gifts they buy their kids... how many vacations they go on and memories they create... how many toys they buy their kids...

No teaching about work ethic, no standards for school grades, no emphasis on academic excellence, lack of goals. There is just a "just have fun" mentality towards childhood. There is just no "push" towards excellence or ambition.

In my opinion, this is the best way to raise kids to become lazy, entitled, unambitious, irresponsible adults.

[DryGermanGuy]

Probably not too easy, but too protective and helicoptering. I knew Americans still getting chauffeured to and from school as 18 year olds. I walked to my primary school every day from age six to ten, after that I learned how to take the bus to go to highschool. We all did.

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

Agreed. A balance of responsibility and childhood is important for the proper raising of children. Prioritizing schoolwork is important, followed by family duties, followed by extracurriculars.

I tried to co-parent with a woman who put everything backwards. And you're 💯 on the outcome.

But that's the current climate of the west. Which is why men who know look for mothers in other cultures.

[Anonymous]

We don’t exist to work hard and grind all our lives. Life should be much more about fun and freedom. Seems like you think life should be more like Korea, Japan, China, Singapore etc where kids and adults alike are stressed, depressed, burnt out, unhappy and suicidal. Death by overwork? Suicide forest? No biggie huh?

[Asker]

If you don't work hard to build yourself, you will just be broke and wonder why.

[MasterKS]

point to be noted.

[Asker]

@MasterKS

Very short sighted point

Do you think millionares got to where they are just by relaxing and watching tv?

Do you think doctors get to where they are... by going on vacations?

Can you pay bills by working a job that pays 8 dollars an hr?

[MasterKS]

deep thinking!

[Asker]

@MasterKS

Kids not being held to high standards is why America has to import so many foreigners as CEOs or to sign up for the H1B visas because talent is more brilliant in other countries

Brilliant inventors and scientists doesn't come from laziness or relaxing. It comes from education and years of hard work

[MasterKS]

@asker intresting find, how could i follow you?

[Abbycado]

Mine were not easy on us. They had expectations.

[strateguy632]

you jump to extremes. freedom is not anarchy. kids go to school they have responsibility but not the ones you listed.

expecting kids to get high score is stupid because only older age score matters.

[Asker]

Kids not being held to high standards is why America has to import so many foreigners as CEOs or to sign up for the H1B visas because talent is more brilliant in other countries

Brilliant inventors and scientists doesn't come from laziness or relaxing. It comes from education and years of hard work

[fishbone77]

I don't think you are around many American parents.

[Asker]

I definitely am

[MasterKS]

It not about one country its about the parents, some do and some not.

[msc545]

Maybe so. I don't really know.

[Anonymous]

A lot of them are pedofiles.