Do u agree with the UNICEF damming & silly report published in the last two days about children in UK & US?

Question

* Children in UK/US!! What a wild children they are!!
* Children her are over protected by the system, who prevent & restrict parents from deciolaining there children.
* So children grow up knowing no difference between good & bad, they dominate their parents, become druggers, criminals & antisocial.
* The law is protecting them whatever they do & behave, they coast the government & the tax payers hell lot of money.
* But also their parents already grown up in the same condition, so are not able to teach their children the good manners.
** The Unicef researchers forgot about other mal treated children & who are in need & only remembered the children in the two leading countries, What a shame for the Unicef!
*** I believe that the Unicef researchers are either of their mind or stupid enough to publish that selly report beliving that other people are stupid to believe a word written in that report.
UNICEF, FEEL A SHAME

Answer 1

Some very valid points i agree well done.

Answer 2

A lot of kids where I live suffer from poor parenting. It has nothing to do with corporal punishment; its about teaching good manners, social skills and self discipline. Its about being there for your kids instead of saying its someone elses job.
I dont hit my kid, I don't need to. We talk if theres a problem. I taught him delayed gratification and self discipline.
He's grown up in a low income family and is doing well at school. He's articulate and can read and write at an adult level, unlike a lot of his classmates.

You misunderstood the UNICEF report. It was about kids in Europe and their quality of life.
Thats not the same thing as standard of living, which is about money.

Answer 3

I read a media story on the report and was shocked. Do not forget that the U.N. and UNICEF are political bodies. Your country is out of favor with the U.N. right now--much like the U.S. and to some degree, Australia, because of the Iraqi war. Are British children worse off than Ethiopian children? Hardly. Could the care for British children be improved? Of course. Every nation could care for it's population better.

Answer 4

Actually I do to a certain extent. I have been trying to get help for my son for months, and I feel as if I am banging my head against a brick wall, going in circles, chasing my tail, whichever saying you want to use!

I go to the GP for help, she refers us, they won't help until a certain situation has been sorted (even though it's help dealing with that situation that he needs), the situation can't get sorted until it's been through court, the court can't do anything until the welfare officer has done something, the social services can't help in the mean time, because at some point the court will be involved. Police can't help because it's considered domestic/civil whatever. I have also tried the Childrens Commission and Womens Aid.

Apparently there is a severe lack of childrens services in this area, really???

All of these agencies feel as if their hands are tied, and I feel that my child is being severely let down. I can't afford to go private for help as I have very little money indeed, through no fault of ours, we are both workers in this family and the shame of having to ask for help hits us smack in the face every day. I personally have worked since I was 12 years old!

However, I would say the blame lays more with the Government not allowing various agencies to help where needed, yet encouraging them to become involved in situations where it is not necessary.

The law does protect badly behaved children, yet it does not protect badly treated children, but that is not down to the police or the courts, again their hands are tied.

I think the Unicef report was solely for research in to children in the Western developed world, clearly there are many, many thousands of children in underdeveloped countries who are poverty stricken and lacking even the basic facilities and rights in life.

But if we do not sort out the state of children growing up in our so called "civilised" societies, where we have the ability to educate and create wealth, then how the hell are our future adults ever going to be able to support themselves, let alone help other less fortunate people?

Not one child in the entire world is any less important or deserving than another. They can only be blamed if they have a decent education in life and still chose to make the wrong decisions in life, without a decent upbringing then sadly they can never be held fully responsible for mistakes as adults.

Answer 5

I really don't see anything silly about it. There have been concerted efforts made in the United States to dilute parental rights for disciplining their children. At the same time we have tried to absolve everyone of responsibility for their actions, especially in the case of criminals. How often do we hear it's not their fault, they are just a victim of circumstance. Morality, discipline and responsibility are requirements for a well rounded stable society and they are disappearing. Much like the Romans our society is doomed, it is not a matter of if, but rather of when. Ignore these facts at your own peril.

Answer 6

Where can we read this report? Would like to read it before giving an answer.

Answer 7

oi..jackass, get over it and accept some critism about your country.NZ didnt exactly score well on that report either,but you dont hear me bitching about the report.