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[quote=Anonymous]The coddled kids I see are usually only children.

DD had a friend who was not allowed to walk to school in 5th grade because her parents were afraid it wasn't safe! She was not within the bus boundaries and all of the other kids walked or rode bikes. Kid was lonely on the bus, but parents were too worried to let her go alone.  Same kid could not tie her own shoes in middle school because her parents always did it for her. They did homework as a family! One of her parents recently expressed surprise that the girl was not motivated to do well in HS and always wanted help with her work.

DS had a friend who did not know what it meant to clear the table. They were in kindergarten. (I told the boys they could be excused from the table and go play after they cleared their plates.) Kid was clueless! DS looked at him and said, "Larlo, go get your dirty dishes from the table, dump the trash into the can, and put the dishes into the dishwasher like my sister and I did!" His mom was HORRIFIED that she hadn't taught her son this skill yet, but in all honestly, she had one kid and could probably easily clear his dishes or set the table. I had 3 kids, including an infant, and needed all the hands I could get. To her credit, she asked what other tasks my kids did or helped with so she could make sure her son learned them too. [/quote]

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