Rudd advisor slams Aussie parents

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Parents, boy they cause a lot of problems.

Posted by: Graeme Henderson, Darling Downs

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Please get a grip . This woman is stating the bloody obvious as do all of Rudd's advisers .They are all over paid generic thinkers. Not a new thought from any of them just sensationalist crap to get a headline.

Posted by: Chris Rasmunson, Sydney

Sunday, 28 September 2008

While I don't disagree I also don't see the government taking steps to fix the problem. The $5000 baby bonus was a mistake that Rudd can't be blamed for but surely he can do something about getting rid of it. Imagine how much pensioners could get if they tightened welfare requirements for those to lazy to work and stopped paying $5000 for everyone who wants a new TV.

Posted by: Ashley Glenday, Sydney

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Kevin Rudd should throw out all the junk food restaruants, first. There should be some quality control standards for what is sold as take-away food. So much salt, fat and artificial flavours and colourings are causing obesity and diabetes and all sorts of psychological problems. Parents should get back into kitchens, talk to the children and eat together. That would improve parenting and health issues at the same time!

Posted by: Vivienne Ortega, Heidelberg Heights

Sunday, 28 September 2008

oh viv like thats gonna happen. she is talking about working parents not spending enough time with children. and parents being to scared to parent. because of the pressures that are placed on parents today. we are told what we cannot do as parents, but they seem to forget to tell us what we can do as parents. more needs to be done in this area. but who has the time these days when we have both parents working. what little time is left is spent with the kids. guilt again

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Sunday, 28 September 2008

From what I have seen these past few weeks in the news, it hasnt been the working parents children locked out on a balcony, while their parents slept in their drugged induced state..or the the 8 abandoned with no food...etc etc...in fact almost all the "parents" of the children in danger over the past months, have not been employed...another guilt trip for working parents is all this is....research the parents of children in REAL danger....most working parents are doing the best they can.

Posted by: susan lawe, gippsland

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Belinda, I'll give some advice for parents who don't know what they can do...they can smack their kids, put them in time out, or use some other appropriate punishment. They can set rules and stick to them. They can refuse to buy them every new fashion item or toy under the sun. They can cook food for them & make sure they eat it (inc breakfast). They can refuse to provide lollies, chips, softdrinks, & baby desserts when they are 6mths old...most imortantly they can say NO NO NO NO NO NO.

Posted by: Concerned Liberal, Minto

Sunday, 28 September 2008

The interesting point to make here is; a certain former PM (Labor) had his drug addict daughter in the news again this week. Poor parenting knows no boundries! (there was only one parent in that particular marriage; the other was busy running around the country playing ACTU boss and calling on Australians to strike). I wonder if this assisted their daughter to go off the rails. I must say that as a parent; my heart still goes out to Bob and Hazel; it must be horrible to see your child like that.

Posted by: James H, United Socialist States of Australia

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Cont...Parents can also stop mollycoddling, they can make sure kids do homework, chores & other things required to be an active member of society...a 2 year old CAN PACK AWAY its own toys, a 2 year old can also walk - why use a stroller? Let the kid play in mud, climb a tree & smash a window once in while - they are part of normal childhood memories. Parents can also make sure that time is spent with kids - it doesn't have to be "special time" - just have a chat whilst cooking dinner. Rant over

Posted by: Concerned Liberal, Minto

Sunday, 28 September 2008

you forget concerned liberal we cant smack these days. and if you bought all the parenting mags that these parents buy to find out how to parent, you would be surprised out how confusing it is for the them. its ok if you are home schooling if you are going to deny your child everything that other children are getting. treats once in a while are going to have to be the norm in very house hold. we are told to praise when the do good and ignore when they do bad. not make a scene.

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Sunday, 28 September 2008

i'd say that is a large part of it susan, if you saw the DoC's parenting guides that are out, they tell you nothing. children learn from a very young age that parents are not allowed to smack. they are taught at school and preschool. you do not dare raise a hand to a child in public for fear of people screaming at you or ringing the authorities. i choose not to smack, but that is my own choice. but i am told that others fear what will happen if they do it.

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Sunday, 28 September 2008

My sister called me mother of the year, because i took my daughter for a picnic at the park even though i am disabled and in pain. and we are always cooking together. i find her comment amazing, its something that should be normal, i did it with my boys when they were little, they still enjoy it now at 15 and 18. she doesnt see that there is enough hours in the day. sad really. too much time on extra activities like sport.

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Sunday, 28 September 2008

maybe profesor Stanley can sugest that the state takes the children away from us in early childhood and give them back when they are brainwashed enough.they tryed this idea in communist countries. How smart she is. I would like to know how she figured out 20%. There is no instruction book that commes with a child and we do our best with our instincts and our hearts. There are milions of sugestions of how to care for our children and the best once come from ordinary people not academics

Posted by: Happy Stein, Earlwood

Sunday, 28 September 2008

Belinda, you are mother of the year along with all that CHOOSE to spend their time with their children. I know that the kids see it the same way.

Posted by: A Narchy, The Hills

Monday, 29 September 2008

I wonder how did she arrived at the sum of 25%? Which group does the Rudd family belong to? Does their career workload impinge on their family responsibilities? They are always jetting-off together. They set a very greedy example of parenting by trying to employ a child carer at the taxpayer expense. With such a high rate of failure perhaps the Professor should discourage Australians from having babies and stop the baby bonus and the proposed paid maternity leave.

Posted by: Rob Banks, Canberra

Monday, 29 September 2008

oh susan i may be back on light duties in a month and in 3 to 6 mths i may be back to normal duties. i will be a working parent again

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Monday, 29 September 2008

i was letting you know that the surgery was a success, that i was given the ok to start back working soon. concerned liberal and graeme henderson and probably tim and nick have known about my surgery so thought i would post here that my progress is good. i will be going back to work, being on compo you dont have much of a choice :o)

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton

Monday, 29 September 2008

thanks susan, i will start off at the cafe, and next year i will get back on the old freight trains. that way i can have a sitter in the house with katie when i work.

Posted by: Belinda Hummie, New lambton