Why do kids act like such brats these days?

Lucy

I remember when kids used to be precious. They actually acted like little sweethearts and didn't act like they are old bad teenagers and adults. I listen to my mom's stories about the good old days and it makes me want to be born then in the 70's and 80's. Kids these days are using bad words, inappropriate jokes and they are incredibly annoying! Is it just me or are parents getting worse and worse at raising kids? And i am not an adult. I am 17 and i'm not like other teenagers my age. I act like a kid. But a good kid. I never dreamed that I a kid would EVER dislike children. But I do now. It's making me not want to have kids when i am older. Why do kids think they have to act so old and cuss and just act terrible? I can't even stand to ride the bus anymore because the elementry kids and the high schoolers have to ride at the same time. They really get on my nerves. If i do ever have kids i am home schooling them so they won't act like these other brats. I like kids when they are nice and have good manners like they used to.( And i rarely see any) Why can't parents discipline their kids anymore? Anyone else agree with this? :(
The other teenagers are mean to the kids when they act terrible, but i just act like i like them so I don't make them upset. So i guess i don't completely dislike kids, but they still drive me insane on the inside.

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Keep in mind that todays generation of "brats" are the products of those awesome 70's and 80's kids.. Im from that generation and it is true, kids today are wretched.. but it started when I was a kid. Yes, teens SEEMED better,but their BS was and drug use was in secret.. they rebelled,just quietly.. I left more parties than you can imagine because they passed the pipe.. or tin foil..or whatever.. Then they grew up and their need to rebell openly they taught to their kids. They eigher DO NOT CARE.. Or they mold them to rebell. I heard one woman tell a bus driver when he kicked her daughter from the bus for fighting that she aint havin no weekling child and her child gonna stand up and beat the sheet out of that other kids assss! Thats the mentality today.. Dont teach kids to love and sacrifice..teach them to be selfish and fight to be on top.

Then the opposite parent doesnt care one way or another.. Like a woman I knew who left her 2 young chldren home alone for days on end to screw a new boy toy every week.. And even tried to teach my daughter and her daughter (both 10 at the time) to do the same when they grow up! Said its better than being tied down to one DIK! OHH I was mad and told her to NEVER tell my daughter something so HORRIBLE ever again! Her kids ran wild.. they were vandalizing others properties and stealing others lawn stuff or kids bikes.. and her opinion of the matter was that they obviosuly must have wanted it stolen to have left it out like that..

Another two of my daughters friends was 5 and 7.. they road their bikes from dawn until midnight all over the neighborhood with no parents around.. There was a hooker in the area that they talked too a lot and a dealer they went into the house of cause "mom knew him real well"

The mentality of where my kids were born was to blow pot in their faces as babies and give them drugs as kids "cause they were going to just do it anyways" I told those parents they deserved their kids to fail in life.

My teen and preteen.. do not act like this.. Aside from normal teen issues and fights.. this is my sons mentality.. (Today, he went into a healthcare clinic.. and was soon swarmed by kids and toddlers wanting his attention and he talked to everyone about their interests and had a two year old little girl clinging to him.. he acted like it was the most natural thing in the world for kids to climb him) (His sisters friends were fighting and telling each other to leave and never come back.. he got up off his game, went into the kitchen, got out the cook book, then invited them all to make cookies with him.. He did this so they would forget their fighting and become friends again.. it worked.)

what are some things you'd put in a kids clubhouse?

Q. Hey I'm working on a set (which happens to be a kids clubhouse) and was wondering what kind of neat stuff that you might put in it. The age group is about 5-12 and im looking for some what vintage items, you know like things from the 50's-80's. Any ideas?

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Hi,

Crayons
Paint
blackboard
chalk
toy box
toys
spinning top
kaleidoscope
Game Boy
Lego
Meccano
Plastic clock
cooker
tea set
dolls
bed
table
chairs
mirror
windows


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Help!! I'm Baby-Sitting 6 Kids All Under The Age Of 10!!!?

Tone-Tone

HEPL! I'm babysitting 6 kids, 5 boys and 1 girl, I'm 15. They are good kids but get board quickly, i need some craft and game ideas to keep them ocupied without making a huge mess. we played red light green light, and simon says they liked playing this but the younger ones had trouble understanding the rules. the tv dosn't do the trick so dont sugest it. plz i need fun activitys that wont be to messy, but keep 10 year olds to 2 year olds intertained.
thanks,
Tone-Tone

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Here are a few crafts:

Milk Jug Bird Feeders

Rinse out an empty plastic gallon milk jug with lid. Cut a window in the front of the jug, and make two small poke holes for the perches. Insert pencils for perches and fill the bottom of the jug with bird seed.

Juice Carton Crayon Box

Wash and dry an empty cardboard juice carton and cut off the top. Using bits and pieces of masking tape, have the children tape up the entire carton, covering all sides, the more tape the better. Use crayons to color the masking tape box. The tape makes the box sturdier and will make a great crayon holder for their desk or dresser.

Aluminum Can Crafts

Paint an empty and rinsed out tuna can with spray or acrylic paint. Decorate with glitter and glue, pom poms, buttons, lace, or stickers. These make cute holders for barrettes, pony tail holders, paper clips, rubber bands, keys, jewelry, or other small items. Using the same ideas, paint a soup or vegetable can to make a pen or pencil holder.

Coffee Can Wish Bank

Have the kids cut pictures from old magazines or draw pictures of something they want. Decorate the cans with glitter, the pictures, stickers or anything else you have around. Cut a hole in the plastic top of the can for the kids to deposit money. Each time they add money to the can, they are contributing a little bit more to the "wish" item. A great way to teach kids to save money!

Coffee Can Stilts

Using two 1-pound coffee cans, turn each can upside down so that the plastic lid is on the bottom. Using a screwdriver, poke two holes, one on each side of the can. Using several strands of yarn braided or twisted together, or some rope, thread through holes in cans. Tie off inside the can. Cans can be decorated if you like.

Jar Candles

Save the stubs of candles. When you have several saved, melt them together in a double boiler. Color the wax by adding bits of crayon to the mixture. Pour the wax into glass jelly or mason jars or metal cans. Use cotton yarn for wicks, or you can purchase a roll of wick at a craft store. Decorate the outside of the candle holder with acrylic paints.

Magazine House

Using an old catalog or magazine, cut out pictures of chairs, tables, curtains, bathroom fixtures and other furnishings. Spread out a newspaper or large sheet of drawing paper. Sketch an "open sided"
house. Have children place the pictures of the furnishings in the rooms of their choice. They can cut out more pictures to redecorate their house, cut out pictures of people, toys, pets, anything they like!

Alphabet Catalog Collage

Using old toy, clothing, and plant catalogs, have the kids cut out colorful pictures that begin with a specific letter of the alphabet. Assign different letters to each child. Have them glue the pictures
onto a piece of construction paper. Discuss the pictures afterward.

Paper Towel Rain Makers

Young kids love noise makers. Color, paint, and decorate paper towel rolls. Cover one end of a paper towel roll with waxed paper and close it off with a rubber band. Pour a handful or two of dried beans (split peas work well) in the open end, close open end the same as the other. Poke toothpicks through the rolls at different intervals to add a "rain shaker" sound.

Paper Towel Tube Holders

Decorate a paper towel tube with paint, markers, glitter, stickers, construction paper and crayons. This becomes a colorful carrying tube. Roll their pictures up and put inside to take to their teacher,
grandparents, friends, or relatives. Some special pictures could be for their Grandparents, a special aunt or uncle, or even for a brother or sister.

Paper Plate Holders

Using two paper plates, cut one plate in half and place on top of the other plate (turn the half plate to form a pocket over the whole plate). Use a paper punch to make holes going around the outside
of the plate. Use scraps of yarn and "sew" through the holes of the plate. Start and end at the top of the plate so that it can be extended about six inches and tied. Have your children color, paint or
decorate their plates. Now they have their very own place to put prized possessions, notes from Mom and dad, special pictures and more.

Paper Plate Aquarium

Color an underwater scene on the "eating" side of a paper plate. Glue goldfish crackers to the scene, a couple pieces of plastic plant for seaweed, and using glue and a little sand or soft dirt, make the sea floor. Using a second paper plate, cut a circle in the middle. Cut a circle of blue plastic wrap 1 inch in diameter larger than your hole in the plate. On the "eating" side of this plate, glue the blue plastic wrap so that it covers and overlaps the hole on the plate. Glue or staple both
plates together with "eating" side toward the inside. Punch a hole in the top and string a piece of yarn through the hole to hang your aquarium from the ceiling.

Treasure Shoe Box

Decorate an old shoe box and lid with construction paper, markers, paint, glue and glitter, crayons, googly eyes, stickers, lace, doilies, or whatever else you can find. Be sure to put the child's name inside the lid. This box make a great box for treasures found out in the yard, on the way home from school, or anywhere else your children "hunt".

Shadowboxes

Pain the inside of a shoebox with black or dark blue poster or acrylic paint. Alternatively, you can glue black construction paper inside the box. Using white crayons or stickers, make a night scene with stars and the moon on the black background. Get creative, use small plastic toys to create a scene inside your shadowbox, or make your own with construction paper and glue. Cut out small pictures from coloring books and color and adhere to your scene. Hang a spaceship or shooting star with a piece of string and glue.

Cartoon Strip

make your very own cartoon adventure with crayons and a pad of paper. At the bottom of a pad, on each sheet, draw a figure (i.e., a dog). The first frame will be on the first page, second frame on
the second page, and so on. Change the movement with each page. When you are finished, fan the pages with your thumb to see the show!

Create a Story

If you have several children together, this can be great fun. Give each child two or three pieces of paper. Have them each drawer a picture and write a sentence. When finished, see if they can put it together to form a story. New pages can be created as you go along. A book cover can be made from two pieces of construction paper, a hole punch, and yarn.

Number Fun

Pick a number from one to ten. Write it on a piece of paper. Ask the children to draw sets of things in that number. If the child get number four, have them draw four apples, four trees, four dogs, and so on. Have them color their pictures with crayons and markers.

Animal Jumble

Using construction or white paper, ask each child to drawn a different body part of an animal, but to have their animal be a secret. For example, have one child draw the head, another draw the tail,
another the legs and so on. let the children pick the animal they want to draw. When they are done have then put the animal together with tape or glue. Have fun coming up with a name for the animal (monk-dog-lion-potamus).

Pet Rocks

Find smooth, flat or round rocks. Be sure to clean off any dirt or sand and dry completely before starting. Paint with acrylic paints. Decorate faces by using google eyes, yarn for hair, markers, glitter, and any other tidbits you like.

Bookmarks

Great for back to school or as a gift to someone you love. Make fun bookmarks with construction paper, markers, paints, and stickers. You can also use glitter, sequins, lace, doilies, buttons, and any other little bric-a-brac you have laying about. Cut strips from construction paper, painting the construction paper will make it sturdier, or you can visit the local library or office supply to have them laminated for longer lasting use. To complete the bookmark, attach a tassel make from strands of yarn.

Good Luck HAVE FUN !!! ;)

Anyone have kids close together in age.?

mterry85

So I am 37 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, and have a 16 month old daughter at home. I also have a five year old son, but I'm not really worried about him because he is in school all day.

I stay at home with my daughter and she is so used to having me to herself. I am just nervous about bringing the baby home and seeing how she will react to her. Anyone been in this situation have any advice. My husband will be home during most of the days because he works nights, but just wondering if this applies to anyone else.

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Hi! I have a 13 month old son born July 2007 and a 5 week old daughter born July 2008... exactly 12 months and 2 weeks apart. I was scared at first of how my oldest would receive the new baby in the house and so far its been okay. I dont think my son quite understands what that new little thing in his house is but he loves to hug her or give her a pacifier (unfortunately he doesn't mind pulling the one out of his mouth and trying to put it in hers, which causes her to cry because he doesnt quite get it in there right). Hes also very rough with her (he just doesnt understand) and want to crawl on her and poke her in the head... he also tries to put his toys on top of her if shes in her swing or bouncer. So we watch them constantly together. We end up putting her in her bouncer inside of her playpen to keep her safe. When my oldest goes down for his nap in the morning and afternoon, I use that time to spend time with my daughter, bathe her, and make sure shes fed before my son wakes up again. Some advice I was given was show the oldest as much attention as you can while the two are together at first, especially if shes content or napping (put her down and play with the oldest) because the new baby wont understand or even care but the oldest definitely knows. And if you can, since your little one is a little older, try including her as much as possible like in getting diapers or helping bathe the little one. I try to get my son to help wash her feet and its great in teaching them body parts as well because they are so interested in that new little person! Good luck... I was scared to death because one is a handful but I think having two so close together is going to be wonderful!

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What toys are in high demand for Christmas this year?

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plastic

Between the age groups of 5-7 and 8-12. What what toys will be topping your kids list this year?
I'm searching for a Wii, too. You woulda thought they would make more, as much as people want one.

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Webkinz are huge. they are expanding their line to include lip gloss, body spray, mouse pads, necklace/bracelet and charms. If you have girls those are a safe bet.

What are some toys that kids of all ages can play with?

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What are some toys that kids ages 6-12 can play with together? There is also a 1 1/2 year old. Preferably something that can be played with outside and at least 4 or 5 kids can play with at a time or take turns playing. Something the 1 1/2 year old would enjoy too if you can possibly think of anything to fit with that age. We are already buying a slipping slide and sand toys. Does anyone else have any suggestions? Something that isn't very expensive either. Thanks.

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these are things my kids play with and they are a girl 6 and boy 3.

soccer ball

jr football or foam one might be better

Frisbee

a rubber ball for playing kick ball with bases. you can make ur own bases and the dollar tree did carry them

jump ropes

kid size rakes

plastic t ball

paint, lots of paint and boxes or posters are 2 for a dollar at $ tree
Spray paint a big huge box, let them i mean, and make a play house outta it.

How bout a tent? If not that, they could make a fort using kit chairs and blankets and sheets and stuff

if you have a table, uno and other games without tiny pieces might be good. My daughter loves uno!

horse shoes is fun too, they make them mobile kinds so you can bring them in when your done with them

kites are a $ at the $ tree too

who doesnt like bubbles or bubble blowers? You can get an awesome bubble blower at wal mart for not too much like 10 or 15 dollars and its GREAT LOADS OF FUN

potting soil and seeds is fun too

dont forget the boom box, gotta have tunes outside right?

I hope this helps it was just off the top of my head!

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help organizing my 5 year olds closet and room?

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Miranda Fo

so my 5 year old has a very small closet..like a coat closet...i do not have bins or anything but its a mess with toys and she cannot reach her clothes. her room is a disaster. i do have a cube organizer but she has soooo much stuff..that she will not part with and no where to put it...it never looks clean..HELP! and i cannot afford to go buy the cool closet organizers so please any household ideas plz.

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Drop-box organizing is really best for kids that age. You organize shoe boxes or plastic bins in the cubes or on the shelves, and that way when she want the box of one thing she takes it out, then drops everything back in and puts it away.

As for the height of the clothing, your best bet is to lower the bar to her height but that would take up the bottom where you want to put the cubicals. So it really is a mater of what you need more-- the cubicals in the closet, or the bar lower.

Maybe you can get the clothes down for tomorrow and put them on the doorknob or something, or designate a place for her to put her hangers and re-hang her clothes, and then you just have to grab them and put them up top.

Parting with some toys is going to be difficult, you can tell her that the room is too crowded so you're going to put the toys on a rotation. Ask her to separate them and put half in a box that you will store elsewhere (your room, or the garage, whatever).

Tell her that after a few weeks, you will bring the old box in and she can switch out whatever she wants-- and since she hasn't seen them it will be like having new toys all over again. Explain she's not losing them, you're just trying to keep them organized by switching them out-- you can even mark "switch day" on a calender and she can look forward to it each month.

But after a couple of months you'll start to see what stays on the bottom of the box that she doesn't touch at all, and you might be able to start convincing her to part with them.

One way I got my kids when reluctant to part with old toys is by telling them to trade them in-- bring them to a thrift shop to trade in for a credit-- bring 10 things and they get to pick out one new one (sometimes their stuff wasn't worth anything so I'd put $2 or $3 down for credit myself).

Once you do get things in order the most important thing is going to be training her to keep up with it, so it's important to strictly enforce rules like 1 thing at a time/put away when done, or have big fun clean up times together and make it fun. Give her lots of praise for keeping her things in order.

I am flying with two infants under 2 with my in-laws any tips would be great?

*Robert &

I have never flown before and on top of that I am taking 2 children under the age of 2, luckily my in-laws are coming to and they said they will help me. My son is 22 months and my daughter is 3 months.We are going down for my husbands basic training graduation. The trip is 4-5 hours. Any tips and advice are greatly appreciated!! Also I want to find a double stroller that meets continental guidelines, help?? Thanks.

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The 3 month old will probably be fine when it comes to not moving around for 5 hours. Either you or one of your inlaws should feed the baby while you're going up and down - this will help equalize the pressure in her ears and avoid ear pain (and the associated screaming.) With the 22 month old it will be difficult because he's going to want to move around - bring coloring books, his favorite small toy, and a portable DVD player with his favorite movies (buy a small CD case and stock some in there for the trip if you don't already have one, that way you don't have to cart around the DVD cases.) Bring some fruit snacks or something chewy for him to eat on the way up and down. The chewing and swallowing motion will help with his ears. If they cry or freak out don't panic - everyone on the plane expects a crying kid or two. If your 22 month old wants to move around let him - you guys can take walks up and down the aisles and you can point out cool features of the plane, the tiny bathrooms, the galley where they make snacks, etc. When it comes to strollers I would suggest avoiding a double stroller altogether. Since your in-laws will be there use the infants regular stroller and get a small umbrella stroller for your 22 month old. Remember that all these things must go through the X-ray machine at security and have to be able to fit in a tiny closet in the cabin of the plane or in the overhead compartment - smaller pieces will be easier to deal with.

Also, congratuations to your husband! Making it through basic is a great achievement.

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