When my boys were younger, they had a nickname for me. Meanie. They said it in jest, but underneath it all, I knew that I was trying to be more of a mom than a friend to them, which meant some discipline. But now there's a list of 12 Ways to be the Meanest Mom in the World! Check it out.

Some of these are self-explanatory, and others are quite interesting. Here they are.

Ways to be the Meanest Mom in the World:

1. Make your kids go to bed at a reasonable time.

2. Don't give your kids dessert every day. Don't always give in to your child's demands for sweets.

3. Make them pay for their own stuff. Teach them budgeting before they are out on their own.

4. Don't pull strings. Let them fill out the job application and go for the interview themselves.

5. Make them do hard things. Don't automatically step in and take over.

6. Give them a watch and an alarm clock.

7. Don't always buy the latest and greatest.

8. Let them feel loss. If your child breaks a toy because they were careless, don't replace it.

9. Control media.

10. Make them apologize

11. Mind their manners

12. Make them work -- for free. Teach them about compassion, and about volunteering to help others in need.

Do you agree with all of these? Do you practice all of these with your own kids?

For further explanations on what each of the 12 mean, CLICK HERE.

 

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