At what age do you think a child is responsible for their bevahior, and not the paren

[Dinner]

I hear where you're coming from JohnT but my sister and her husband have three kids and they all know what will happen to them if they don't behaive themselves in public. Since the parent consistently enforces standards of acceptable behaivior the kids really do learn to live with in them. At least they do with reminding every now and then.

[JohnT]

Well, my experience is with the 18-month and younger set. I'm not too sure how it works with a 4 (or 14) year old.

[Dinner]

I admite my experience is second hand through the off-spring of siblings but the theory sounds plausable.