Once again, a nice scene at work has led to a great life learning revelation. I have made the comical statement that if I ever have kids, they are going to get a spanking one day a week. That will install fear and disciple into the kid (who may also grow up to hate me...but that is okay). Very German thought mentality, which works being German and all. In actuality, I wouldn't do that, but it is in the back of my mind.
The reason I bring this up is because I saw a mother snap at her child today. I don't mean snap as in lose her mind and start yelling at the kid, I mean snap with her fingers. At the kid. As to say 'hurry up'. Yeah, it blew my mind. I have seen a lot of parenting techniques from bribery, to yelling, threatening, to just leaving the kid screaming on the ground. But this was the first time I had seen a parent snap at a kid.
It was an entertaining sight at first, but then I started to think about it. That is what you do when you are mad at a dog and want it to come to you, not at your kid when you want them to make a quick snack decision. What does that say about the society we live in when it is okay to not talk but snap at your kids? The kid was being a bit obnoxious, but still...that just wasn't cool overall. It isn't a big deal, it didn't affect the kid, but is that something they teach in parenting skills 101?
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