Eating out and noticed a kid knock this over. His parents proceeded to run an entirely unnecessary shame and scare routine
Parents: You see!! You see what happen!! The lady coming to scold you now!!!
Waitstaff: it’s okay! Nothing is damaged
(me: the kid. the kid is damaged.)
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This is one of those situations where you are absolutely right, and I can also totally understand, in certain contexts, why parents would do this. As a first resort/constant tactic? No. After 12 hrs of wildness, incessant interruption, shouting, etc? I can see it, unfortunately.
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There are days when, from the stress of just watching my 4 yr old for 12 hrs, my hands are shaky and I can't think straight. When I can't speak a single sentence to my wife bc he interrupts. When every minute is a question or demand. When he wakes his sister from her nap. Etc.
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Strong agreement on all of that. Plus I'd add lack of adequate social safety net and free/low cost assistance/activities for nuclear families and single parents.
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Dude, parenting is still a shitshow in Norway where both of those things are in abundance.
Add to that wildly mission creepy CPS getting more and more brazen about snatching kids for minor parenting misdemeanours, and it's no fun to parent here.
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Not to say that lack of social safety net isn't making it harder, worse. But I don't think it's a primary cause at all.