Should parents be held accountable for their child's action?

Answer 1

I would love to be able to say YES to this question for it seems on the surface ----a quick fix to a lot of what is going on with the lack of responsible behavior within a lot of the kids these days !! But, I can't---because even though there are a lot of circumstances where youngsters are into a mess of stuff because their parents have not even made an effort to give them anything OF a raising---content only to "grow" them instead----there are a lot of OTHER cases where-- the parents WANT to do the right thing and have a balanced line of discipline in play with which to raise their kids---but are confused and unsure with the "allowances" in that area that they can use without some agency swooping down on them and jailing them and taking the kids away to live in foster homes for the rest of their lives as kids !!!!

So, parents need to be given BACK the charge of their children and until actual abuse and or neglect come into the picture--- the freaking government needs to butt out and leave the parent in control---- THEN when that job isn't done-- deal with the parent--- full tilt-------BUT--- do not take all the tools of discipline away from the family and then make them totally responsible for how that all works out !!! THAT IS LUDICROUS TO THE MAX !!!!!

In other words--- you take discipline out of the picture as a relevant entity----then raise bloody hell because there are so many undisciplined kids !!! What's up with THAT ?????

Answer 2

Only to the extent in which they've influenced the development of the child and dependent on the child's age. Parents aren't around their children 24 hours a day, and individual parents arent' in control all conditions of society, so other influences could be a factor. Also, should the parents be held responsible for their children's childrens' actions? Whatever the case, only to the extent of the influence, and the age of the individual.

Answer 3

Yes in 95% of all cases

However there are so many variables involved. It depends upon the parents and the child and the crime. Sometimes, however, parents lose despite their best efforts and the child is a bad seed they have at last written off in the name of unity for the rest of the family. Perhaps the parents are absolutely useless. Perhaps they raised the child to be ... well they did not raise him. Yes they are responsible.

The big problem with kids today in trouble is separation of families. Feminism and playboyism combined with "free love" and a systematically minimalized sense of propriety has resulted in no one at home to keep the fires warming. This is very important. My children felt the house was empty if I was not there when they came home after school.

They brought their friends because this was a home with a MOTHER who BAKED COOKIES and did not judge their looks. I had many other single mother friends who worked and their kids returned to an empty place. They got into mischief. My girls had me, so even though we were poor as stink, they had a proper home.

They went to a school that had advanced techniques for just about everything. The best part was that it was a parent involved school before this was "in". There were always parents around doing things, helping teachers, leading projects, etc etc .. or just hanging around drinking tea and talking. I truly believe if you had a few mothers walking around the school halls there would be a BIG drop in classroom and schoolyard difficulties!

One technique we had for a classroom was the concept of peer punishment. So if a student did some naughty he had to come up with a punishment for himself that satisfied the class. This proved to seriously cut down on behavioural problems! I used this at home with my daughters also and found that they often punished themselves far more harshly than I would have.

When there was bullying or fighting, the involved parties had to sit aside and come to an agreed upon version of the truth and a solution. It was very effective. Boys wanted to play and worked things out very fast. Girls were a bit sneakier. Some victims used it as a ploy to get revenge. But generally all of these kids except for a few, turned out very very well and responsible.

Thing is about parents being held responsible, btw, is that rich kids with their sense of entitlement will just not care, knowing their parents can pay their way out of difficulties they create. The poor have no such option. This is not fair either.

There has been a constant movement since the onslaught of feminism and playboyism to separate child from parent. The indoctrination process begins younger and younger. Parents should be with their own children. Raising them. Giving them family values. People have been shaped into a consumer society that wants and "needs" much more than they can possibly need.

A little less $ coming into the home is a small sacrifice to raise strong happy children in a solid family. Young men have been robbed of the opportunity to mature as head of a family in the time honoured method of accepting responsiblity. Women have been robbed of the opportunity to glow in the love of husband and family as they fulfill the often denigrated role of Mother and heart of the home.

I am not saying she is less, she is equal to her husband. They are complementary each to the other in life. The man builds the house. The woman makes it a home. And yes careers are still possible but family should come first. There would be better accounting for our children this way!

Answer 4

They should be given a choice: Either they do the time for the child's crime, or the child does the time as an adult. Yes, parents should be required to act like parents and start raising their children instead of obeying them.

Answer 5

Depends on the child's action.

Answer 6

Depends who you are asking:
-parents whose child/ren are in trouble
-parents whose children aren't in trouble

I think it depends on how old the child is. But for the most part yes. It's a shady area in a sense.

Answer 7

I don't see how that is legally possible or morally....when in fact as parents their rights to disciplining their children have been taken off them !!....(the people who made the laws should be responsible, let them, suffer the consequences of our kids actions)!!........

Answer 8

yes... but it depends on if the child was raised by them or not. but the parents are totally acountable for their kids action. They should know how to raise them.