
Singapore Unfiltered: Are we too quick to judge parents when kids misbehave?
Published on 18 Sep 2026
A nine-second video of two children sitting on a supermarket floor eating snacks was enough to spark criticism online, with many asking: “Where are the parents?”
But how much can one moment really tell us about someone's parenting? We discuss what we should reasonably expect from parents when their kids misbehave in public, whether gentle parenting has changed our ideas of discipline, and when giving parents grace risks becoming giving them a free pass.
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