Not strict as in beatings; strict as in limited screen time, set bedtime and morning call, curfew, chore schedule, healthy diet and mandatory regular exercise, no smartphone, etc. We have a 15-year-old son.
Not strict as in beatings; strict as in limited screen time, set bedtime and morning call, curfew, chore schedule, healthy diet and mandatory regular exercise, no smartphone, etc. We have a 15-year-old son.
How was your own upbringing? In hindsight, what do you wish your parents would have done differently?
My upbringing was similar to that of our son, and I heavily benefited from it. My wife had kind of the same upbringing until around 13, after which her parents became more permissive and “let her loose”, which she believes was a mistake since she didn’t have that push from the back anymore and lost many opportunities due to that. As for my parents, I think they did the best job they could.