Dear Stranger:

Hello mister, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed seeing your family today. It brought a smile to my face to see a fairly young couple with small children all out together having dinner. Your children weren’t loud or rowdy, or rude, which is a plus for young children these days. I  could also tell from observing that you and your wife have a great partnership. Maybe it’s the family science degree in me but it was refreshing to see parents that know how to parent and that parent TOGETHER. I think the child-rearing techniques that you used on your son were sensible, not too tough but firm. I wasn’t intending to eavesdrop on you guys, but I couldn’t help but notice as I was sweeping up. Lots of positive reinforcement, negative punishment, all of the good things that affect behavior, without violence or spoiling. From the outside anyway, you guys seem to have a very happy, loving family. It was a nice thing to see as I wrapped up my day. Just wanted to share…

ME <3