2007-03-11 01:36:22 · 10 answers · asked by CrazyFarmer 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Oh I so don't agree.
With all due respect, I am a parent that definitely does not do that. I think at an early age you have to be sure to talk to your kids about the bad along with the good in order to give them a frame of reference about what is right and what is wrong.
I'm also a teacher. In the classroom we constantly find ways to work in moral discussions that are amazing teaching moments where kids are allowed to think critically about decision making and about weighing cause and effect and where troubled issues will lead you and where good decision making will take you.
Ok sure...... I'm sure there are some parents that do shield their kids. I don't agree that they should. But I don't feel that it is the rule. I feel most parents...... most teachers..... most anyone wants to educate kids enough so that when faced with decisions..... they know how to make them. Look at advertising and community service announcements that are constantly telling parents to talk to their kids. This is definitely the way to go!!!
Shielding a kid will just leave them lost and confused. Teaching will mold the child into a responsible adult.
2007-03-11 01:46:40 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne not Ginger™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've got mixed emotions about that. First, I support the death penalty, and I think it was much more effective when people were hung at noon on a public street. If a pre-teen sees that this what happens when you choose the wrong path in life, then I think it's more likely to steer them down the right path. I had a similar experience at a vulnerable age; I knew an older person who was a great guy when sober, but turned into a monster when drugs got in his system. I knew I didn't want that to be me. I know the media has an obligation to tell the story, but I think many times, they overplay the personal side of the story. The Columbine shootings were a perfect example. This was an unthinkable tragedy, and should have been reported, but the media tried to go too far into the minds of the shooters, and they still do today. What message does this send a kid in school who looked-down upon and depressed already? Could they start thinking, "Hey, this is how those guys in Colorado dealt with it..." How many copycats have there been since Columbine? I think had the Columbine reports been more focused on, "These guys did wrong, and wound up dead" and not trying to answer the "why's", then maybe the it would not appeal to potential copycats. Perhaps the reports did send a good "do unto others" message, but the personal side of the story shouldn't overshadow the cold, hard, end result.
2007-03-11 03:06:12 · answer #2 · answered by Answer Master Dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, parents often don't have the time or knowledge to deal with difficult subjects, and children are sometimes attracted to things regardless of adult attempts to explain and warn. Sometimes it's hard to judge the best way to explain certain topics at different maturity levels. I think sheilding is overdone by some, but underdone way to often, people don't take near enough time or effort to teach.
2007-03-11 01:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by Linda L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't shield my kids from them. I have tried to teach them that there are consequences for their actions. I have had the school tell me that they can't do anything about this one or that one because they have issues at home! My response is always so do you think society will care that they had issues at home as a child? It's ridiculous.
2007-03-11 03:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by kf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuase the parents think that they are doing the best thing for their child....my parents were like that. i realize now that they were just trying to protect me and my siblings from the bad things in life. they taught us the difference between right and wrong as well, but mostly they just tried to keep us away from the wrong.
2007-03-11 01:46:05 · answer #5 · answered by The Spazz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not my kids!! I tell my kids about all the awful things in this world, I just put it in terms they can understand. my 8 yr old son knows about sex offenders, drunk driving, and the effects of drug use, and so on. I'm also not afraid to give him a flick in the lip when he's being disrespectful! And he knows school is number one before anything else. My kids are my whole life, I'm not gonna screw this up!! I am determined to raise respectful, successful adults!
2007-03-11 01:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have always tried to teach my children and grandchildren right from wrong..
2007-03-11 01:38:45 · answer #7 · answered by Bella 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a difference between right and wrong? prove it.
2007-03-11 01:39:34 · answer #8 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because some parents are idiots who don't know that kids can understand and are senitent.
2007-03-11 01:46:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i do think some parents are guilty of wrapping their kids up in cotton wool!
2007-03-11 01:45:46 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Honesty ♥.•´ `*.¸ ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋