To tackle todays crimes, should it start in the home?

Question

Are parents today too soft on their children.
Why should it be the governments responsabiltity to tackle crime when most parents don't give a damn what their children are doing.

Answer 1

I absolutely totally agree with you! Knowing right from wrong and a sense of discipline should start in the home. People tend to get me wrong when i say discipline i don't mean hitting and smacking, but a firm "NO" you mustn't do that, time outs, 'naughty corners' all set boundaries that children need.
I'm 22, and I've got nieces and nephews, they all know their manners, right from wrong and are thoroughly nice children - the way some kids talk to their parents - i wouldn't talk to my mom and dad like it even now! I think the problem is today, parents threaten, but then don't carry on through -so the child gets away with the misdemeanour, and just doesn't listen anymore because they know it's an idle threat

Answer 2

Of course it should start at home and it should extend outward. Back in my day it was actually worse if a neighbor saw you committing an infraction cause in all likelihood they would punish you and then call your parents and they would punish you as well. Today the neighbor is told to mind their own business and if they have raised their voice to the miscreant they are hauled into court and sued. I had no problem giving my children a sharp smack on the butt when they got out of line when they were little. They do not fear me or live in terror of me. They are now 10 and 13 and are very well behaved and I haven't had to resort to corporal punishment in over 5 years. They have very high self esteem and are both honor students. Poor abused little children though they were!

Other things that worked well was grading them on their temper tantrums. "Oh come on, you can do better than that, get down on the floor and throw me a good one, one with some entertainment value, flail your arms and kick those feet. " Calling their sibling in to show them how to do it properly worked well too!

Answer 3

Absolutly!! I am the mother (single) of two girls ages 6/5 and manners as well as morality starts at home. I can take my girls anywhere without having to constantly worry that they are going to act in a inappropriate mannor. My 6 yr old, just yesterday, allowed a mother carrying an infant to go down the steps first. This begins at home with parents at the helm. I decide what is appropriate for my girls as far as tv, games, computers, ect. It is not the responsibility of teachers and goverment, through laws and such to raise children. IT STARTS AT HOME! I ageed with the comment about the neighbors as when I was growing up (I am 36) I was in for a bad day if a neighbor, family member, or god forbid, a teacher called me out and my folks new about it!! Parents must take a proactive role in their childrens development and realize that it is their responsibility to intill what is right and wrong. In this day and time it is never to early to begin these lessons!

Answer 4

I agree the cry baby parent's and the bleeding heart abuse screamers have made it the way it is.It will only get worse before it gets better also.I got my butt beat when I was a kid and I ask for it.My Dad would fire me up,for stupid things I did.It didn't kill me I think it made me a better person actually.At the time I didn't think this way.I see some of these spoiled brats now.and I see why I got smacked.I have heard kids tell their parents either do this or I will call the cops and say you are abusing me.WE can think all those people that believe spanking is abusive for a lot of the teenage thugs of today!

Answer 5

we have become a mamby pamby society, i say lets bring back the school cane, detention and above all allow parents to chastise their children, also stop allowing them to sit on their **** watching TV or playing computer games. we should stop all the lazy workshy bastards ie the parents benefits after 6 months as they do in Holland so all the lazy bastards have to take a job, therefore become a productive member of society and a positive role model to their children. all children under 9 should be in bed at no later than 7.30pm instead of seeing them on the streets, under 16s should be in doors by 8.00pm and in bed by 8.30 they should be taught by their parents to respect all around them, etc, most uneducated parents should have been sterilised, they dont give a ****, they have to be made to be decent parents or face long jail times.

Answer 6

I think parents should be held responsible for their children until the child is 16 and if the child gets into trouble the parents is made to compensate, that would make them take care of their offspring.

Answer 7

Yes definately - the standards your parents instil in you will always come to the fore. Parents should be responsible for exercising discipline and making their children aware that they will be responsible for their own actions when they are adults. I believe that negligent parents should be brought to book for their childrens misdemeanours. Schools also have a big responsibility for this.

Answer 8

Sure, it starts in the home, but the home starts in society, in the church, in the leadership. Where's the Martin Luther Kings, the John F. Kennedys? Where's the church leaders, politician, but really in the end, where's the people? Liberate yourself and then liberate the world. Check out the hundreds of sites on new uses of intuition. Search Yahoo! Answers for your answers for you. And then into the fray. LOL
These sound good, the pros and cons. Truth is what it's all about.

Answer 9

Yes, if somebody breaks in, tie them up and beat them. Much more effective than hassling the police to get them sent to court and let off with a "You're a naughty boy, don't do it again" from the wigged wonders.

That's my contingency plan, anyway, so burglars, you've been warned!

Answer 10

Yes. In today's culture, fewer and fewer parents are taking full responsibility for their kids. But no one can make them shape up; they have to want to.