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I am curious as to how/why the change came about from the past when kids were to be seen and not heard to this current oh he’s just a child behaving like a child. He’s expressing himself type culture?? Is it the shift in the family unit? More divorce ? Less church?Progress? I am curious to know what others think. I am 40. My parents divorced when I was 2. Mom remarried when I was 5, divorced again at 13. I wasn’t allowed to misbehave in public and I didn’t. I remember even thinking ooh there are elderly people around I better really be on my best behavior..As a teenager I was so mouthy to my mom but not if grandma was visiting. I only had 2 spankings my entire childhood so it’s not like I was beaten into submission. There was just an expectation of respect. Period. In turn my kids have the same set of expectations, if you act right you are allowed certain things if you don’t you aren’t . They are school age now but I don’t ever recall having to remove them from a restaraunt because they knew better than to act up in public. I do recall flicking my oldest in target once for starting to act out probably over a toy or something anda woman giving me a dirty look. I didn’t say anything to her but I wanted to tell her look ma’am I can harmlessly flick my child if I choose and she can be taught right from wrong by me or I can let her do whatever her little heart desires and she will be your(societys) problem later. Back to the question how/why the shift to letting kids act however they please?