why is it that parents are being harder on kids?
110117
You have got to be kidding.  Parents are not hard enough.  Try growing up with my parents and you'd know what hard was.
360059
Because there are so many examples of parent's not asking and that leading to bad stuff.  Be thankful they care enough to ask.  Not all kids have that!
591956
My opinion is because they just don't care, they are burnt out, been rude to & now thye reflect how they have been treated.\nParents don't take time to teach their children to be respectful to others, it's a real shame!
1070549
The way young people are being brought up now is very different than when I was growing up. Parents now aren't near as strict as they use to be.  If the parents of the children now were to give their children the discipline they needed instead of just giving in because of , in some cases fear then the kids now would not be in the situations they are in.  Children would not be having children and morals would be a lot different.
1183982
Yes parents are way too easy on their children because:\n\n1) they are afraid to HURT their EGOS\n2) they would rather DRUG them with the many kiddie drugs than disipline them\n3) partents are too stressed out, over extended, over worked, over everything to think about their children\n4) the interest only loans will make partents care even LESS about their kids as the rates sky rocket\n5) self absorbed ALL ABOUT ME parents from the generation of overinduldged will ruin their kids
505704
Because parents are oppressors.  It's only natural to fight with them to assert your own independence.
422058
I don't know what parents you are talking about.  I would prefer the respectful kind child, disabilities or not over one that was lazy, selfish, and narcisitic.  Perhaps the parents don't like themselves and feel that being treated with disrespect is what they deserve?  I'm really not sure what other reason it would be, other than the parents have some problems.
916969
Because parents want to be their kids' friends instead of being their parent.
718533
Many different factors at play here. Two very important ones come to mind though:\n1) Different generations view things in a different light. Just as different cultures do.\n2)As parents we walk a fine line of protecting our kids, but letting them make their own decisions. This can backfire. By the time they're teens, they think they know whats best and want to prove it, and, as a parent, if you haven't created a close respectful relationship with your kid, you loose that grip.
1024755
It is a huge change for them at such a early part of their life.  They feel that THEY are the reason for it.  Try to hang with your mate while the kids are so vunerable, but if you can't, at least be honest with them, so they know it's not THEIR fault.  Ron
524176
Because too many parents want to be their children's friends, so there is no discipline or limits in their lives.\n\nOur kids don't need friends. They have those already. They need parents who set clear standards and rules, and expect their kids to try and live up to those rules.
972160
Parents that are not attentive to their children, parents whom are not supportive of their kids, parents who abuse eachother in front of the kids, parents who are emotionally or physically abusive to the kids, instability in the home, lack of nurturing, hopelessness, no goals in life because of discouragement, etc.
438399
Perhaps they are from California like all the knuckleheads who wait to read the menu before they order food in a drive thru.  I think it comes down to, kids are having kids and are now kids aren't learning how to be thinkers because their parents are still learning how to be parents.
178287
They do this in part because they are not mature enough to deal with the real world.  I'm not being critical of them. I have too many problems of my own.  These "kids" were not taught a great deal of personal responsibility as children.  That rests squarely on their parents shoulders. Now they are having children and have less chance of teaching their own children responsibility.  It will likely get worse before it gets better.  Some day maybe parents will step up to the plate.
160913
When parents behave this way or try to impose their dreams on their children it is because they are emotionally immature.  Age regardless.  \n\nThey feel inadaquate and hope to relive their lives through their kids.  What the parents need is to move on and encourage their kids to be individuals, productive and healthy emotionally.  \n\nSometimes parents need therapy.  Being biologically old enough to produce offspring doesn't mean they are capable of dealing with their own issues, let alone the issues that arise as their children grow.
50130
Good parents have to sometimes provide discipline. At times it may be in the form of spanking...\n\nAs long as it doesn't physically hurt the child it's ok.
43653
You could argue, it's not directly the kids, rather the influence of many factors upon them.\n\nSome would be:\nLess restrictive upbringing. The trend these days seems to be to let kids do whatever they want with very little or no punishment, this is hopeless for instilling responsibility.\n\nInformation age. You don't have to work to find anything - it's on the internet, or you text a buddy or you call on the cell - people can get lazier.\n\nIn the US - education quality has declined - relates to responsibility and sense of self-worth.