@ Mick -> from your description, i say your have a really great set of parents. & i am fortunate that my parents didn't go soft on me when i made boo-boos.

@ Ube -> school as how others put it is meant for academic progress, not a surrogate parent where real parents can relinquish their primary responsibilities of raising their children.

it is true that kids shouldn't be handled so roughly but i say this differs with each child. some are easy to handle but too meek so u need to be extra soft to him/her. & then some are just so stubborn that u need to be a bit rougher so he/she will learn the lesson.

it all depends on the child. which is why schools cannot & never will make a good job out of parenting kids with the ratio of teacher & students at least 1 to 30 (can be more). this also touches the aspect of censorship which parents shouldn't push to the government or authorities to do. they themselves should enforce it from home.

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