Do you believe that parents are resposible for children's actions?

Question

Please consider about the moral side of this issue as well as the law. Thank you.

Please think about the moral sides as well. Thank you all for spending time with this question.

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Answer 1

We as adults have the responsibility of our children until there grown , you might ask when do they grow up , well some never do,they think you are supposed to take care of all there problems for them, as if you owe it to them.And most will be mad at the parents for not paying there way out of trouble.I believe we do the best we can for our children, we love them and try to give them all we think they need or want, we're always there for them to wipe there tears and make it better . And then they get older and we be come enemy #1 and can do nothing to please them.How they turn out as adults is up to them for they make there own choices after a certain age, and then they have to live with it . Not the parents fault if they make bad choices.

Answer 2

Yes and no. Yes becasue it is a parents duty to bring their child up with morality and values. If a parent does not succed in teaching their child it is more likely that the child will falter somewhere. At the same time though there are plenty of parents who do a great job of teching their children and still the children mess up. I am one of those. I have wonderful parents i chose to mess up. children still have free will and can make choices but it is the parents duty to influence those future choices with a good start.

Answer 3

it would all depend on what the child has done wrong. the law is all wrong when it comes to dealing with kids. You can use whatever means you have available to teach your kids right from wrong and most parents try to do this right from birth with the best of intentions and if you have done this then what more could you do?
They can be very strict, they can tell them gently, shout and scream, scare them with god and jesus (idiots)but at the end of the day kids need to know why something is wrong all by themselves, doesn't matter how many times you may have said and repeated stuff like the green cross code, they are still gonna think they no best when you aren't around to remind them, kids will push your teachings to their limits, they need, occasionally to get their fingers burnt so to speak. whether that means a brush with the law, a near miss with a car, detention at school.. they need to learn for themselves why we say the things we say. for some kids ..and parents its always gonna be the hard way.
The law says you are responsible for your kids because then they can wash their hands of you...once you have paid a hefty fine...and it makes it all ok for them to carry on making up stupid laws to protect themselves with so none of it is ever their fault. there is nothing left to scare kids into behaving, no deterrant. but its not their fault. coppers cant clip an unruly kid round the ear anymore, they outlawed corporal punishment, stopped hard labour in prisons . they have made this country the way it is, they have taken parent/police/teacher power away and given it to the kids... but its not their fault or responsibillity its the parents. its a cop out!

Answer 4

I think it is entirely dependent upon how one defines "responsible". Are parents literally responsible for their children's actions? Technically, no, they are not, unless one doesn't believe that every human is responsible for their own actions and their own choices.

However, if one thinks of "responsible" in the sense of being contributors, then, yes, there is a degree of responsibility. From birth, parents will generally make the greatest contributions to the education of children. And I mean education in the broadest sense. Children learn but watching what their parents do and say. And even the most indepenent of adult children will show the influence of their upbringing.

The short answer is that parents are responsible for their children's actions in the sense that how they perform their role will contribute to how a child functions in life.

Answer 5

A child's choices can be reflective of the parent's training. However, it depends on the age of the child. My son is nearly 15 and he is making his own choices based on what he has been taught and how we have role modeled to him. My daughter is just about 12 and I would say she is still looking to us for guidance but almost at the point of making her own choices as well. Parenting is the most difficult job in the world! We use the tools given to us to do our best job (our Bible, family, friends, etc.) and then it's up to the kids to step up. So, I guess the answer is it depends on the age of the child. Proverbs 22:6 says: "Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old, they will return to it."

Answer 6

Frankly the answer is yes, parents are responsible for their children's actions. from the start of birth children learn from their parents. mood swings arguments, loving, caring, social behaviour and many other thing we don't realise. we also have the duty to explain to our children about how we act in public and how not to use anti social behaviour once out side the door. Not all children are angels and they mess up now and again, but it is up to us to explain where they and you went wrong. There is also the problem of peer pressure, how do we deal with that. well in the first instance we have to teach our children about morals. how we would like people to treat us and how we would like our children to treat others. No where your chilkdren are at all times, the people they mix with, are they standing on the street corner or using the community activities avaliable inable tro interact with other children in a positive social pattern. Good Luck WB

Answer 7

Up to a certain age, parents should be held responsible for their children's actions. IMO, that age should be 13. At age 13, a child has had, or should have had enough training to discern right from wrong, to behave properly, to have respect for God, his elders, the law, and his country. He should be responsible enough to attend school without coercion. At the age of 13, the child is old enough to accept praise or penalty resulting from his actions.
For actions of the child before age 13, the parents should share equally in praise or penalty for the child's actions.

Answer 8

Most of the time I think that parents are resposable for the actions of their children, but no matter how hard you bring up your children thay may not always follow in your footsteps, or belifies no matter how hard people try it just dosent work like that.

I hope that this helps

Best wishes

Matt1

Answer 9

Tough one all i say is parents mould the child they create. The early years of a childs life and emmotions, experiences are all down it's parent or parents. Ask yourself this when a child can acknowledge itself can you control every action or lack of action a child or teen makes. Answer=No the surroundings,interactions, the people we relate to make that happen. Parents can never be a friend only a relay or interaction point.

Answer 10

It depends on the situation. If a child is just acting like a child, then no. But if you can tell that the child was a victim of abuse or was exposed to something that they shouldn't have. Then yes. It is the parents fault. Use your own judgment in these cases.