2007-01-05 10:03:30 · 17 answers · asked by tim c 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
You mean apart from living at home rent free, not paying for food, electricty or clothes, and having a taxi service on call 24 hours a day, whilst lying in bed until noon at a weekend, whilst your parents (who both have full time jobs) do your washing and ironing?
Not many.
2007-01-05 10:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically, a right means something that can be enforced by an authority IE going out past 11:00pm curfew as a minor is a law (therefore not a right) because the authority of the police can enforce it but a minor french kissing in their parents' car at 10:55 isn't necessarily (technically you can't, say, send your kids to jail or throw them out of the house for it). And, short of legal offenses, parents are often far from the most important "authority" to handle problems in a teenager's mind, and often with good reason.
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The question is, who do you consider the authority? Nearly every 16 year old is going to see more than one "authority", not just their parents.
For example, a kid might be faced with not being allowed to go to a house party since his parents won't drive there and he can't yet.
He may have to choose between being punished by the "authorities" of his friends and perhaps girlfriend, who thought he'd be coming if he liked parties, if he wusses out.
And, when he weighs the balances, he might even take/"steal" the parents' car himself and drive there, figuring being grounded for 2 weeks is nothing compared to being dumped and then labelled a boring party-less dork by his friends.
Not to mention losing ability to network which, as I've learned as a graduate student, often proves infinitely MORE important in business and relationships than "being nice" or "getting good grades". "Nice losers" don't get good jobs and often get used in relationships as life goes on, and it's a lesson teenagers need to learn before it is too late and they have, say, bosses and spouses who bully them.
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In short, parents have to see things from their kids perspective: if you are the parent you should ask, if you are the kid you should explain the dillemma.
2007-01-05 18:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by M S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
, At 16 you don't have very many, But I'm 50 and I wish I had that problem again Just be content right now you'll be on your own soon, You'll be 18 Then you'll be 21 Then you'll be 50 Life goes by so fast when your young When your 50 you will wish your were 16 again The pain and stress just get worse
2007-01-05 18:17:21 · answer #3 · answered by bill_ray56 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like any other child, they have the right to grow up in a home free of neglect or abuse, either verbal or physical. They have the right to have their basic needs met (food, clothing, etc) and the right to pursue an education.
Other than that, their rights are at the discretion of their parents.
2007-01-05 18:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl or Boy??
Girls can see boys at that age, not along in room though!
Boys start seeing girls at 17 or 18.
Go to school, make Learners, not drive along though!
Well it all depends on your parents!! I was allowed a little bit more though, had a job though! And I got Engaged bach then.
Wait til u r 18 for more rights. Until then, be happy!
2007-01-05 19:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm... none. they dont have rights they have PRIVILEGES, which can be taken away at any given time by any responsible parent or guardian. you have it pretty easy when you are 16 but after that, look out cuz life's a b*tch and will not go easy on you.
2007-01-05 23:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by christopher_austins_mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically none. To the person that talked about living at home rent free and sleeping till noon while other people do you laundry for you, don't assume every sixteen yr old has/had those luxuries
2007-01-05 18:14:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
None. They are still minors and being supported by their parents. If they have shown they cannot handle the freedom given them, then they lose even that. Children should submit to their parents' authority.
2007-01-05 18:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by momofkings 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have the right to a safe home, food, clothes, medical care, and an education.
That's pretty much it.
2007-01-05 19:38:41 · answer #9 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally? Not many. At home? None. They have privileges given by and taken away by their parents as necessary. P.S., it's "does" not "do."
2007-01-05 18:19:26 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋