That's all a result of permissiveness and failure to punish.
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Permissiveness
Synonyms for "permissiveness" (107 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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oversightpamperingpatiencepleasingpoor stewardshipprocrastinationrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessriotousnessslacknessslightsloppinesssoftnessspoilingsufferancetolerancetolerationunconstraintuncontroluninhibitednessunreserveunrestraintunrigorousnessunrulinessunstrictnesswantonnessweaknesswildnesswinking
Noun(3 words)
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10 entriesattributedispositioneducation approachethicsfamily dynamicsmoral philosophyparenting stylepolicypracticetemperament
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13 entriesbroad discretioncultural liberalismethical toleranceforbearanceindulgenceindulgent parentinglax parentingleniencylenient parentinglimited oversightloose regulationmoral laxitytoleration
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6 entrieshigh permissivenesslegal permissivenessmoral permissivenesspermissive attitudepolicy permissivenesssocial permissiveness
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The permissiveness of campus life leads many college freshmen to try things they would never have experienced at home.
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It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.
Source: wiktionary