In the old days, if you do this, you get caned in assembly by the discipline master and you have to face your parents later at home. Children nowadays don't seem to have this problem.
They are precocious, precious children! spoil by the parents of today!! Have you guys seen this happening at places where we eat?. The mother will take out a pair of scissors and cut the noodle, meat , fish ball to small bite sizes, use wipes to clean the hands, fork & spoon etc.. and oftern the child is already 7 or 8, the maid or the mum, will spoon feed them.
When I was at that age, I can stuff three fishballs in my mouth and chew, eat with my hands, use chopsticks, for, spoon & knife for food, pour my own hot soup etc... In other words, "hands on".
Not only that, it is common to hear toddler to scream at the top of their lungs, even babies, and those can talk, louder than an average PRC ah tiong!!, why? no discipline at home & the parent didn't have that, when they were young & this has pass on. so, what do you think? the education system has gone wrong!! what do you think?, who do we blame!??
The other thing would be, the maids bring up the kids or the grand parents or the relatives...they are not allowed to discipline the child by scolding them or beating them.