Curb your child!

I have noticed the way parents these days seem to indulge their children.

I cannot remember being indulged as a child and a young adult, indeed I used to believe that there were two things in the world the I was afraid of . My Father and the NSW Police Force.

I would like to bring to your attention this piece
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Opinion/Sacrifice-of-power-doesnt-help-mum-or-child/2005/04/03/1112489346149.html

Within it I find things that have a commonality of purpose for me, it answers some of it's own questions.

We need to stop trying to bolster our children's self-worth at the expense of our own. The idea of giving your children high self-esteem is now being debunked in the US as children are leaving school with their bubbles bursting. They can't cope with criticism or independence.
A generation of children raised on false praise has given them an inflated sense of themselves, say teachers. There has not been as much benefit as hoped, say psychologists.
Why are mothers so afraid of stepping up to the parenting mark and taking their places as responsible adults? Is it because they want their children to like them? Your children don't have to like you. They have to trust you. Trust that you will provide their basic needs and comfort them.
Your children need you to be present, reliable, stable and consistent. They need you to be a person they respect. If they don't respect you when they are small, what hope will you have when your son is 15 and taller than you?
And they need you to teach them to behave in a way which is considered socially acceptable, and that means good manners and respect for women.