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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it really neurobiology or the culture of individualism that drives t(w)eens to be rude? I notice that children in other cultures are much more respectful to their parents than here in the US, and I think it has to do with how children here are raised to be outspoken. So no surprises that parenting here is much harder than say in Asia. [/quote]

The fear of parents and disappointing them in other cultures can be so strong that a child loses all self-will.  I can't remember the name of the study that had authority figures telling pilots to take a course that would fly them into a mountain and the number of pilots who set the course rather than defy an authority figure.

You want kids who can and will think for themselves and stand by their beliefs - not robots.  [/quote]

[b]Yes, I get that kids ought to think for themselves but that's totally different from being rude and disrespectful. [/b]What's the point in defying authority for the sake of defying authority? The OP's kid doesn't sound like a critical thinker to me.
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DP. No, I don't think it is. If kids are raised to defer and obey, they'll be respectful, but they'll also have trouble thinking for themselves. If kids are raised to think for themselves, they'll think for themselves, but they'll also defy authority.[/quote]

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