I think tha Parents of badly behaved children should receive counselling on how to be more responsible parents, instead of sending the kids off to counselling all the time. Kids learn by example, and if they see their parents behaving irresponsibly, what hope have they got.
Parents should be responsible for their kids upbringing..the problem comes when do gooders enforce their rules on everyone else..when i was young a clip on the backside was the least you got and children had a lot more respect for their elders and society..now you have to be sooo careful about how you discipline children look at them the wrong way and they're on the phone to childline...the soft approach is sooo obviously not working for the majority of kids...
There is no way that I want my taxes being spent on couselling and or parenting classes for teenagers and their parents. Let them fight in the jungle of life like the rest of us, if they fall, they fall, so be it.
I am not sure parents need counselling as much as practical lessons and support in bringing up children. It seems to me that too many parents want their kids to like them and dont discipline them for fear their child won't love them. I don't know where this attitude started but I have seen it time and again. These parents need classes to show them that they are parents not friends, and they are not doing their children any favours by pandering to them all the time - they are just bringing up unlikeable and anti social kids. Those parents who are just too idle to raise their kids are beyond the help of any classes, and I feel for their kids, though very often it is hard to like them as they inevitably are unruly and rude as they have not been given good role models.
I myself had a very bad time when my youngest was 15. He was drinking and I suspected smoking cannabis. I put my foot down and spoke to the school and relevant authorities. the school were not much help and I saw our local doctor but he said there is nothing in place if he is doing drugs and drinking under 15 unless he was stealing and had a criminal record. He then decided to leave home. I called the police but they told me as he was nearly 16 they couldnt do anything. I then contacted social services who said the same. I was up against a brick wall. fortunately he saw sense and he came homeand he has now had counciling and we seem to be on the right track as he has already doneone year at college and is on his second year. I accept that someparents are to blame but dont tar us all with the same brush as i have 3 other children who i never had this problem with. also when i asked for help all i gotwas the police turningup at mydoortellingmei had to give him some clothes from the house even though social services told me to let him have nothing as he will then comehome. Whats a parent to do!
Parents are primarily responsible for looking after their kids, but because schools, and the police are no longer allowed to play a part in teaching children the simple rule of- you're not going to get away with it. Plus the do-gooders of the world saying shame on you for smacking your child as a last resort, a lot of parents go for the easy life and let their kids get away with all sorts! God forebid that you should tell someone elses child off, as you will then only encourage their parent(s) to come knocking on your door, with all sorts of blinding language infront of your child, mouthing off about how dare you tell their son/daughter off. Someone already said it: children learn by example.
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