2006-12-06 08:21:21 · 15 answers · asked by David S 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Yes, untill the child is legaly an adult.
2006-12-06 08:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by Weston 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am the parent of two teenagers. I have always said, when it comes to younger children, the parents should be held responsible. My son is nearly 17 and, like most kids, he likes to challenge authority and find out "what happens if" This is all a normal part of growing out and finding out who you are. He is also six feet tall and weighs around 80kgs so I cannot physically stop him from doing anything. I start work at 5am every day and he (now on school holidays) doesn't go to bed until 2 or 3am. I must sleep so I am not aware of what he is doing from the time I go to bed until I wake up. For all I know, he could be leaving the house and getting up to mischief. I like to think that my husband and I have raised him well enough to know he would not do that but, ultimately, I have no guarrantee that is so. If parents were to be made responsible for their kids actions once they reach adolescence then it should be a lifelong thing. Why should "the way a person was raised" only count until they are 18? Lets face it, if they turn bad, surely we can still blame it on the parents when they are 40! My point being, the parents although having some influence on their kids for the rest of their lives, should not be held responsible for the things their teenagers CHOOSE to do! There is only so much a parent can do.
2006-12-06 08:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by mystique_1959 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, based on age. If the child is too young for cognitive thinking, then the parents are responsibile for their behavior. However, if the child is 13 (approximately) or older, then the child should be responsible for their own actions.
We have an entire society ready to place blame everywhere except where it belongs. If I do something wrong, I expect to accept the responsibility for my actions, and the consequences thereof. Too many don't. Someone else "made" them do this, or everyone else was doing it, or whatever the catch phrase happens to be this week.
That being said, there are those who have chemical imbalances which trigger improper behavior, etc., but those aren't the majority.
2006-12-06 08:32:43 · answer #3 · answered by sassybree1979 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weird I was watching a thing on school shootings today. And how this school wanted to sue the kids who did its family for raising monsters and having the guns be easily accessible and it made me angry. I mean parents hold a huge amount of the responsibility to make sure their kids grow to be decent citizens but in the case like that. The kids made statements to their school mates and teachers that they wanted to shoot people and stuff. And they were equally as responsible for not noticing the warning signs. But I feel as if most parents do their best and wish that their kids turn out okay. I don't think most parents intentionally pop out vicious children. Some don't understand that with neglect and improper education that kids can be ****** up. Some do all that they can and still their children do bad things. My mom thought for years that I had depression, when she asked others for advice she was told no I was just adjusting and it turns out they were wrong. I could blame her but why she did what she thought was best took the advice of my counselor and it turned out wrong. She tried. I believe culture and society is as much to blames for shaping their fragile minds. And without a reasonable cause ( like say a child called it's mother) we shouldn't be so quick to blame the parents for the mistakes their children make. what's the quote, "don't blame the son for the mistakes of the father"
2006-12-06 08:31:29 · answer #4 · answered by LoveLeighe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it really depends and to a certain extent to hold parents responsible for a child's actions. you have to take into consideration as to how the child was shaped/taught by the parents, the environment they were raised in, and peer pressure in society, which plays the biggest part. parents aren't always around because they are busy working trying to put food on the table and a roof over the family.
it is up to the parents to look after them but how can you? children have access to almost anything nowadays.
2006-12-06 08:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by apple bee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To a certain extent, yes.
They have shaped the development of the child from an early age and the environmental influence on the behaviour of a child cannot be doubted.
There is, however, the consideration of some forms of chemical imbalance and emotional stability of the child that cannot be blamed on parental influence along with the capability of the parents.
In a lot of cases, yes. Though the bigger picture must be taken into account.
2006-12-06 08:26:22 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on how old the child is. Under 10 years old the parent is still teaching and has or is supposed to have some form of control over what the kid does. After 10 yrs they start doing their own thing and it doesn't matter how well they was parented, some kids just want to rebel and be bad regardless.
2006-12-06 08:25:00 · answer #7 · answered by TransDude78 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah because if parents kept an eye on their little hellians & set some damn rules they wouldnt be out there getting in trouble!
Too many younger parents now, I think that most of them consider being a parent when they make sure they are clothed & fed, they dont want to take the time to show them love, set good examples, set boundries, or give them values to live by. They also arent teaching them to be respectful & responsible adults!
2006-12-06 08:24:28 · answer #8 · answered by MANDEE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If what the kids are doing is because of a lack of parent to child education, and the (bad parenting) yes they should be, parents must set the basic examples to their kids and be rolemodels to them. All kids need a propper upbringing and it's the parents responsibility to give that to a child.
2006-12-06 08:31:15 · answer #9 · answered by chilly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes we should cause the parent is the one who sees the childs actions and a parent should always take care of the child
2006-12-06 08:25:15 · answer #10 · answered by etnies 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, until the child can be held criminally responsible for their actions.
2006-12-06 08:33:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋