I voted for 16 and up, but only because many parents nowadays don't seem to be able to teach 5 year olds how NOT to behave in public.
I realize I sound like an old fogey, here,
but seriously:
when I was 5 years old, if I was noisy or inconsiderate or annoying, or, heaven forbid, pitched a temper tantrum AT HOME, nevermind in PUBLIC,
my ass would have been in a sling. My parents were hardcore Christians and believed in the whole "spare the rod" mentality.
It worked....I never set a toe out of line.
Although mind you I am now in my late 30s and have suffered with depression throughout my adult life,
and also it doesn't take much to make me flinch, either,
and assume that a complete stranger won't hesitate to hit me,
and also to at least initially make the default assumption that if they do it is my own fault and I deserve it, for some reason...
....but at least I was a well-behaved kid.
I realize I sound like an old fogey, here,
but seriously:
when I was 5 years old, if I was noisy or inconsiderate or annoying, or, heaven forbid, pitched a temper tantrum AT HOME, nevermind in PUBLIC,
my ass would have been in a sling. My parents were hardcore Christians and believed in the whole "spare the rod" mentality.
It worked....I never set a toe out of line.
Although mind you I am now in my late 30s and have suffered with depression throughout my adult life,
and also it doesn't take much to make me flinch, either,
and assume that a complete stranger won't hesitate to hit me,
and also to at least initially make the default assumption that if they do it is my own fault and I deserve it, for some reason...
....but at least I was a well-behaved kid.
