Are parents too soft today?

[RenegadePics]

Do children lack discipline and respect?

If you're a mum with traditional values who's raising children with rules, structure and boundaries we would love to hear from you.

BBC Three and Renegade Pictures are making a new documentary about motherhood and parenting. The documentary will be presenter lead and will explore what it’s like to raise children today – it will be a thoughtful, insightful film about the decisions women make and different approaches to being a mum today.

We are looking for women from all backgrounds with children of any age, living at home.

If you’re interested in finding out more please email: parent@renegadepictures.co.uk. If you do not have access to email you can call: 020 7449 3243. But please note email is preferential at this stage.

Many thanks and looking forward to hearing from you!

Renegade Pictures

[Tab]

The simple answer to that question is YES

[Wholley]

The simple answer to that question is YES

I never thought of you as a mum with traditional values,raising chitlin's with rules,structure and boundaries before Tab

I'll get me coat

[Beast]

Lack of discipline these days!

[ofens]

Yes.
Lack of discipline, moral courage, basic virtues, and not enough playing in the mud and climibing through bushes.
Dirty, wet, cold, cut and bruised knees, all make the body tougher and the immune system develops.
We live in a cotton-wool nanny-state now.

[harbinger]

I generally find kids getting away with too much.
There's a few things I'd like to tell some kids these days, here it is:
1. You need to work for what you want, complaining won't get you anywhere. If you don't want something enough, then quit.
2. You need to respect other people, other people need to respect you. If you don't, you might just get punched in the face someday.
3. Authority can be abused, stand up to injustice. But realize when you can learn from others.
4. Our bodies were made to move and our brains were made to think. So don't just study all day, but don't just play all day either.

[Sniper84]

The simple answer to that question is YES

Not meaning to sound like an old "things were better in my day" type, (I'm only 27) but when I think about how I was brought up & the things I read about in the paper/see on documentaries now, I'm inclined to agree with you. The concept of discipline & having boundaries of any kind simply doesn't exist. But the bottom line is that it's all down to the parents. Mothers are a lot younger-producing 3 or 4 kids that they can't look after by the time they're 17 is all too common. And they are doing a disgusting job of bringing their kids up. Kids bringing up kids basically.

[Beast]

Caught the last 5 mins of a programme on TV the other night about trialling ex-servicemen trained up as teachers in state schools. And all seemed to be changing in the younger generation in this state school.
If all is successful, the plan might be rolled out nationwide... anyone else see it?
Sorry didn't even clock what channel it was on.