Can't stand babies or children, if I'm honest. Mine are ok because I can beat them into submission and train them to be my minions, but other people's kids make me want to falcon punch them all. No, I don't think it's cute that your filthy snot-nosed three year old has just put a biscuit into my 360 disc tray and it's also not cool that he/she has drawn in felt tip all over my sofa. Take the brat away and don't return until it has its own kids and feels my pain.
My daughter (she's 8) does as she's damn well told or faces the consequences. My son will learn the same rules one way or another. I don't have any time for all that "let them express themselves and don't punish bad behaviour" claptrap. Some kids just need a damn good smack every now and then. Gosh I love being a tyrannical dictator in my house....