Who’s at fault for Bad kids ?
Posted: January 17, 2010Whose at fault is it when a child goes bad ? Who gets the blame when adolescents skip school, or spray graffiti on bridge, or begin to experiment with drugs ?In the opinion of some people, parents are inevitably responsible for the misbehaviour of their teenagers, and certainty, many deserve that criticism. Some of them are alcoholics, child abusers, or they otherwise damage their kids in some way. But I think it is time we admitted that the sons and daughters of some very loving, caring parents can go astray too.A hundred years ago, if a kid went bad, he was a bad kid. Now it is the fault of his dear old mum and dad who ” mishandled his childhood”. Well, maybe; and maybe not.Teenagers are old enough to make some irresponsible choices of their own, and they must share the consequences of their mistakes and failures.Am I trying to take bad parents off the hook and make them feel better for their shortcomings ? No, but I do want to speak on behalf f those good-as -gold mums and dads who did their best they could. they deserve a pat on the back, and a slap in the face.
