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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 519687" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>No, MWM, I get that they are not perceived as misbehaving in the States. That's what it all seems to come down to - perception of what is okay and what is not. As for whether there are less social problems here - I think in some ways, yes. Certainly there are fewer of the kind of problems there are in Britain where so many youngsters are involved in drink, drugs and kind of out of social connection. You would see that in some of the big cities here, but in areas like the one I live in, no. </p><p>I should have pointed out, because I did not make it clear, that the teacher shouted at J because he was 15 minutes late for school... I don't suppose she would have felt entitled to say anything otherwise and I certainly would not have expected it of her. </p><p>I have talked to J and made it clear, again, that he has to ask before going anywhere. It's not the first time we've had the conversation. And that is the problem as I perceive it - he just does not remember, in the moment... Even if I enforced some kind of consequence, I don't think it would enable him to remember and override the impulse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 519687, member: 11227"] No, MWM, I get that they are not perceived as misbehaving in the States. That's what it all seems to come down to - perception of what is okay and what is not. As for whether there are less social problems here - I think in some ways, yes. Certainly there are fewer of the kind of problems there are in Britain where so many youngsters are involved in drink, drugs and kind of out of social connection. You would see that in some of the big cities here, but in areas like the one I live in, no. I should have pointed out, because I did not make it clear, that the teacher shouted at J because he was 15 minutes late for school... I don't suppose she would have felt entitled to say anything otherwise and I certainly would not have expected it of her. I have talked to J and made it clear, again, that he has to ask before going anywhere. It's not the first time we've had the conversation. And that is the problem as I perceive it - he just does not remember, in the moment... Even if I enforced some kind of consequence, I don't think it would enable him to remember and override the impulse. [/QUOTE]
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