Originally Posted by
Marker
Frankly, if my kids did something rude, disrespectful, or otherwise wrong and I didn't catch them at it, I would honestly hope someone would call them on it. In fact, it would probably have a greater impact on them if someone else did say something instead of just me.
No, you never lay hands on them, and you don't go off in some insane rant, but someone should let them know that their bad behavior was noticed.
I don't want them to learn that it's a matter of hiding their behavior from me. Bad behavior effects other people, and is wrong even if I don't see it. I want my kids to understand they need to behave properly when I'm not around as well as when I am, and as they get older and venture off on their own. I want them to understand that they are responsible for the consequences for their actions, that when they do something wrong, they have to "face the music" themselves. I'm there to support, and protect them, but consequences for their actions are theirs to deal with.
Sure, cutting in line is a small issue, but better they learn with small issues, that much larger ones later in life.