Naughty children are used to it

Why do I say this? Let me tell you a story.

Not long ago, after dinner, I took my five-year-old son to play in the neighborhood. There are usually many kids playing in the neighborhood at night, and each child brings their favorite toy or two.

Tonight, my son brought three balloons tied together with a long string. He placed the balloons on the ground and happily ran around, pulling them along and enjoying himself.

Just then, a two-year-old boy rode his scooter (with one wheel in the front and two wheels in the back, and the child can sit on it and use their feet to push off the ground to slide) and chased after the balloons.

My son saw the boy chasing after his balloons and tried to dodge while running with the balloons, fearing that the scooter would crush them. The little boy, on the other hand, seemed even more excited when he saw my son dodging with the balloons. As if energized, he rode his scooter faster, chasing the balloons.

Bam... One of the balloons burst under the front wheel of the scooter. My son angrily said, "You popped my balloon..." The little boy burst into laughter, as if he were a triumphant "little general" who had won a battle.

Not far away stood a man in his thirties wearing glasses, presumably the little boy's father. He was busy playing with his phone, and when he heard the sound of the balloon popping, he looked up briefly, said nothing, and returned to his phone.

The little boy didn't give up there. He rode his scooter even harder, chasing the balloons at an even faster speed. Despite my son desperately trying to dodge left and right with the balloons, another balloon burst under the scooter's pressure. But the little boy was still not satisfied and wanted to crush the third balloon...

"You popped my balloon again... Ahh..." This time, my son cried heartbrokenly. The little boy's father glanced up, then lowered his head again to play with his phone, as if nothing had happened, as if the little boy wasn't his son, and it had nothing to do with him...

I quickly went over to comfort my son and then said to the little boy, "You can play with the balloons together with the little boy, but you can't intentionally pop his balloons. What you did is not right..." After saying that, I pulled my son away.

Perhaps in the eyes of the little boy's father, this was just a trivial matter. When the little boy intentionally rode the scooter to pop other people's balloons, he didn't stop him. When the balloons burst, he didn't apologize or tell the child that what he did was wrong.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Many parents think that it is normal for children to make mistakes. Yes, children are young and don't know what they should and shouldn't do, what is right and wrong. Making mistakes is normal for them. But parents should be able to distinguish right from wrong! When children make mistakes, parents should intervene promptly, guide them, tell them what they can't do, and explain the consequences of their actions. They should help children correct their mistakes.

"Spoiling the child is like killing the child." Many parents need to wake up. Nowadays, many parents are reluctant to scold or punish their children no matter what mistakes they make. They let their children do whatever they want, as long as the child is happy! If children are not properly educated when they are young and don't have a sense of respect, they will become bolder as they grow up and dare to do anything. That's why there are more and more "naughty" children nowadays, and their actions are even more shocking.