In the news: A center, rather than a home daycare!

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Someone on another board I posted this on made another excellent point about it as well: This is another example of how many parents no longer teach their children to respect authority, rules, and boundaries. Yes, they are young children, but kids aged 3, 4, and 5 are old enough to be taught to stay where they are allowed to be playing, and NOT to run off.

I am in NO WAY excusing the teachers. They were neglectful and should be charged with neglect, in my opinion.

But kids need to be taught to respect authority, and to obey the rules and boundaries. Those parents should ALSO be mad as hell at their KIDS for that behaviour, and there should be serious consequences for the little brats.

It's interesting that you say that. In an unrelated story....I had friends who had gone to a cottage with relatives, one of whom was a 3-4 year old girl. Apparently the girl had opened the door and wandered out toward the lake without anyone noticing. She had been gone for a few minutes before anyone noticed, they panicked, ran and got her (she was completely fine by the way). HUGE finger pointing and trying to lay blame on whoever was most irresponsible or wasn't paying enough attention. Apparently it was a pretty big spat. I asked my friend if anyone had thought to get angry with the child? I mean really, by 3 yrs of age, my kids and all my daycare kids have known to never, ever open that door. And it they did and actually went out.....well....wrat h of doG. I agree completely that children are given way too much leeway these days. They need to be taught at an early age that some things are unacceptable, dangerous and will incur a swift and unpleasant repercussion.