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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] One percenters who operate in the corporate world have a different viewpoint. They want kids who are risk takers and who won't take guff. They want a kid who sees a grade of "B" on a test paper as an initial negotiating point.

How is this sad?

Without risk-takers we wouldn't have Apple,Facebook etc[/quote]

Risk-taking does not equal wrecking up the place.  Jumping on furniture, throwing balls indoors, putting food all over the table and in heating vents.  This is terrible behavior, not risk-taking.[/quote]

I would be more worried if my child was sitting playing quietly in the corner.I would think something wrong with him. [/quote]

OMG! This board always breaks down into extremes! So in your mind a child can be a bratty, self-centered little sh*t or a quiet social-phobic child who sits in a corner?! Please come meet me in the real world where the optimal behavior parents should aim for is a child who has some manners and understands that behavior is modified for one's environment. I raise my kids to understand that play on a playground is different than play in a shared space with adults (country club, pool club, company picnics). My children are also aware at 6 and 8 that their behavior is also a reflection to others of my husband and me (and our values as parents/humans), especially when at company picnics, for example, since DH owns the company. They are not the warm fuzzy center of the universe but no one is! They have to know what is appropriate where...this is your job as a parent![/quote]

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