Why are American children disrespectful?

[haggardhouseelf]

It is possible to raise respectful, well-behaved children who mind their parents without giving in to the out-dated primal urge to hit/spank/strike/whatever them. There are other ways:

Peaceful Parent Institute - Genevieve Simperingham

Love and Logic - Helping Parents and Teachers Raise Responsible Kids

Parents as Teachers

The case against spanking (everybody should read this, it's a really good article on this topic)