should parents responsible?
what is the advantages?
2007-03-25 23:53:16 · 12 answers · asked by haziq g 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Yes, absolutely until adulthood. But then I want a co-Nobel Prize too. One is rarely praised for good parenting!
2007-03-26 00:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lyn 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Should the parent of a 17 year old who sneaks out of the house, goes to a party, gets drunk, drives drunk and ends up injuring or killing someone be held legally responsible for that child's actions? From a legal standpoint, that child is a minor, but the parents cannot realistically be held responsible for the actions of a child of that age. You can't control the actions of another person, and while parents are supposed to teach their children appropriate behavior, they can't control what the child does when they (the parents) aren't present. What about the shooters at any of these school massacres? Should their parents be considered morally and legally responsible for those deaths? There is certainly an age where children can tell the difference between right and wrong, and between morally acceptable and unacceptable behavior. It really isn't reasonable to say a parent is responsible for every action of their child from birth to 18.
2016-03-29 06:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a difficult question because when a child is 15 or 16 yrs old they can do whatever they want.
I think parents should be held responsible up to a certain age after that if the parent has done everything a parent is required to do .I do not think the parent should be blamed.
Parents can only do so much we can not be with our child 24 hrs a day
2007-03-27 03:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by jojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes parents should be morally and legally responsible for there children. If they raise the child then they are responsibly for ever thing that child does good or bad.
2007-03-26 00:53:57 · answer #4 · answered by norielorie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're definitely legally responsible. But on the moral issues, parents do all they can to teach their child morals. They hope and pray the child will live by those morals, but it doesn't always happen. If my child did something that was opposite of what we taught her/him and it effected someone else, I'd make her/him be the one to apologize for their actions. The embarrassment of having to apologize might be enough to make them think before they do it again.
2007-03-26 03:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by 2Beagles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes absolutely. During the early childhood stages and throughout adolescents parents should be solely responsible for the behavior and actions of their child. Parents should discipline their children and raise them to be respectful and considerate of others with regard to the rules. Parents who do not punish their children and allow them to act out in a rebellious manner is at fault. Raising a child is not easy, but if one is to bring another human being in to this world it is their duty and obligation to the rest of society to teach the kids morals and respect.
2007-03-26 01:47:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on the ages of the "children". My father has children and they are all adults, yet my father is no longer morally or legally responsible for his children.
God Bless You!!!
2007-03-26 00:02:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes & in some States there is a Law in effect 2 that.If Your child hurts someone U r by law held liable.
2007-03-26 00:02:25 · answer #8 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In Canada they are! If my nine or 12 year old damage something or hurt someone, I am liable as the parent.
Should we be? Yes we should. Otherwise, there would be absolutely no consequences or compensations.
2007-03-26 00:33:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who else is responsible for them? Of course they should.
2007-03-26 00:00:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋