As my last question on anti-police attitudes shows, many of us are in the same wavelength in relation to what these children have learned at home either directly or through lack of love/emotional investment . . .
Don't we as a society have a responsibility to do more - if we have been good parents to our kids, is there a way in which we can help extend this out to kids who have not been so lucky?
Is anyone doing this?
(like youth work, mentoring, parenting support work etc?)
If not would you consider it?
2007-08-28 01:09:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
yes i am already invoved in my comunity in a youth project to get children off the streets and in to different activities like sports and socialising.i do that in my spare time most of the children i know tend to go to the drugs scene when they are outif every grown up did something like this im sure a lot of young crimes would be avoided.
2007-08-28 01:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by ganges 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Barbie - I have just read your previous question and I think
that you are making a great contribution in what you are doing. I work in with children too and I'm sure you'd agree
that you can tell the path that some of these children will
take at such an early age! Because through their parents/carers attitudes they grow up with no morals. Of
course not all children are the same, and some will grow
up to be stable,well balanced adults but one does worry
how these 'little bullies' will fit into society when they become adults. I have friends that do youth work, and they tell me
that working with todays youth is so hard from when they first
started out 20 and 30 years ago. These youths need
time spent with them to show them their worth and that they
can be trusted. Sadly my friends have had a few nasty
incidents that can make one despair. But they carry on, cos they care about these kids welfare. Shame some of the parents did too.
2007-08-28 08:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by Minxy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Parents have hardly any control over thier kids.I believe the parents should be responsible for thier childrens actions to at least late teens. Case : Our community was in chaos my car was damaged a fire was set at our business friday nite and saturday was so bad because of thier actions we almost had to give in and close up our store. With some pressure our town council agreed to impose a fine for loiternig and mischesive actions One incident only and the parents had to pay 118.00 the area immediately became humanized
2007-08-28 08:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, I think its like for like. Kids will only take note of what their parents and / or peers say and do. Until the Government stops these silly laws "banning" parents from even smacking their own children then they are never going to learn respect. I dont hold out much hope the children of these kids and so on, it is only going to get worse isn't it?
2007-08-28 08:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well considering you need no real qualifications to get in to the police force, perhaps the changes should come from there.
It seems you need more qualifications to work in a call centre than the police force.
Also, the police are not fearsome anymore. Too many women and minoroty groups that weigh down the force.
That's my answer.
2007-08-28 08:24:23 · answer #5 · answered by Fiddlesticks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our Church has what we call a Youth Group. Since most youngsters will only rebel against any adult telling him what to do / not to do, our wise old parish Priest came up with the idea that the youth themselves single out troubled youngsters of their own age & draw them into the group where they soon get busy involved in social activies (building homes for the homeless, visiting orphanages & newspaper drives) & give up their old wayward lifestyles on their own accord. Methinks the feeling of "doing good" beats the feeling of "doing bad" and does the trick to correct them.
I've seen at least 3 wild young men turn into upright young citizens in a matter of 2 months with this method!
2007-08-28 08:22:56 · answer #6 · answered by Faith 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes i do mentoring, counselling and parenting , but not in UK which is where I guess you are talking about.
People have to start taking back their neighbourhoods and creating caring communities again.
Kids have to know where there are safe houses and "aunts" or "grannies" who will listen without condemning; yet ensure they are held responsible for their actions if only by themselves.
2007-08-28 08:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by Christine H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi barbie,, the parents of these gangs, do play a part in what they become.
having said that,, if the parents told them to jump off a cliff,, would they do it?
every thing that has been tried to control these gangs ,has failed, its time to take the gloves of and use iron fist tactics.
i would sooner see the gangs dead than innocent children
2007-08-28 08:23:01 · answer #8 · answered by justmebackagain 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we have sown the seed,now we reap the whirlwind.only a strong goverment,giving power back to parents and teachers can achieve what you desire,but ,as with climate change, things have now gone too far,we must wait for the swings.we will all pay.
2007-08-28 08:17:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the parents that require the punishment for their out of control teenagers that just make the lives a misery of the respectable locals of our town. villages and cities.
Fine em, drag em to court and punish them where it hurts (in their pockets for starters)
2007-08-28 08:24:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋