Parenting

I think that in 2012 parenting can be done in several different ways. In my opinion parenting should be more focused on how to make your kids happy. I think that when kids are younger parents should be more direct and tell kids what to do because they know what is better and kids have not experienced enough and are not mature enough. As kids grow up though they learn a lot and start to become their own person and know what is best for them, at that point I think that parents should give their kids more rope and let them make their own decisions and learn from them. Everyone will eventually move out from their parents house and be on their own and at that point they will need to have the ability to take care of themselves. If I ever have children though I would do whatever I could to make my kids happy, I would not spoil them but I would still get them what they wanted if they showed me that it would mean a lot to them and make them happy. I wouldn’t set many rules because once they are out on their own there really isn’t any rules except for the laws that everyone has to follow. From past experiences and seeing other people deal with their parents I would definitely not be very strict because in the end that just makes things harder for the parents and for the kids. If kids want to do something then they are going to do it no matter what their parents say, also when parents are so strict it gives more rules for kids to break so in the end it causes more problems. With all the problems and rule breaking it will just make the kids not like their parents. In conclusion I don’t think that parents should let kids just run free and not give them any rules but I feel like if kids are able to make decisions on their own and know what is best for them then that's what they should be allowed to do.