" I ’m a teacher of middle school students , and their parents can often go down them up for failure if they do this . "

Recently, I wrote apostabout older parents of theBuzzFeed Communitysharing things about “modern parenting” that they think people will later regret. A lot of parents have different thoughts on this topic, so now, I’m turning to all of you to agree or disagree with their opinions.

1.“Technology is a wonderful thing, but I do wonder what negative effects it will continue to have across generations.”

— robert_dunder

2.“I’m a teacher of middle school students, and their parents can often set them up for failure with theirhelicopter, steamroller parenting mixed with shocking permissiveness.”

— em quad , 40

3.“Sports parents who want their kids to be the number one perfect person doing whatever sport their kid is interested in, rather than paying attention to whether or not the kid likes it.”

— torbielillies

4.“I think there is a potential issue if you always get a kid a new meal when they don’t want to eat what you made. There are also times where if you let kids eat what they want, they’ll eat nothing but pasta and Goldfish and won’t try anything new.”

— Anonymous

5.“You are not their friend. You are their parent.”

6.“As a teacher, I can say that parents will regret not teaching basic manners to their children and spoiling them.”

— Alice , 25

7.“Gentle parenting. It’s infuriating when you see these videos from parenting ‘experts’ when they say things like, ‘When your child is throwing a tantrum, come down and speak calmly and say things like ‘I know it must be hard for you not to have chocolate right now, but dinner is in an hour.'”

— zoe020113

8.“The Momfluencer trend.”

9.“The overscheduling of young kids.”

— selindsey630

10.“I think it’s particularly counter-productive when parents refuse to raise their voice or punish their child no matter what.”

— Brian , 25

Note : Some reply have been edit for length and/or clearness .

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A child is lying in bed under a blanket, smiling while looking at a tablet in their hands

A man and a child, both wearing glasses, smile as they look at a laptop together in a cozy home setting. They exhibit a warm, engaged interaction

Children playing soccer on a grassy field, focusing on a child in blue kicking the ball while others run and play in the background

A young child with curly hair looks unhappy at a plate of broccoli and carrots on a white table

Two people pose for a selfie by a lake. One person sticks out their tongue and makes a peace sign, while the other person smiles widely

An adult woman points at a young girl standing with her head down and hands covering her face in apparent distress

Two young children, one slicing vegetables and another crying, are in a kitchen with an adult wearing an apron supervising them

A woman and a young girl pose for a playful selfie at home, both flashing peace signs, with a scooter and a TV visible in the background

Four cheerleaders in uniform stand on grassy field holding pom-poms. Faces are not visible, focusing on legs, uniforms, and pom-poms

A woman in a white top and blue skirt bends down, talking to a child who is covering their face in a playground