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» Susan Whelan - microtrends - permissive parenting

I should add a story about my very permissive-parenting cousin who has ALWAYS reasoned with her children and NEVER given them any kind of boundaries at all(now two of the most disrespectful teenagers I have ever met).

She and her husband had to go out to a business meeting while working in London, meeting an important client at a very impressive restaurant. Her 5-year-old daughter wanted to wear a skimpy dress-up costume and was told that she should wear something else instead (by her father who needed to impress the client). She wore what she was told to (so they thought).

Half way through the meal, the daughter stood up and stripped off her outer layer of clothing to reveal her skimpy dress-ups underneath. Her mother thought that this was wonderful and showed how ingenious and creative she was. The client wasn't quite so impressed.