Simple Non Religious Question

[ThisYouWillDo]

Yes. My job.

But as Tom says, it's also the job of others in society too. Look at the anarchy there is in inner cities where good citizens avoid castigating youngsters' misbehaviour, so that now it is dangerous if one brave individual tries to. It sounds trite, but when I was a boy, if I was caught misbehaving, any adult would take it on himself to reprimand me, and I would have accepted it. Nowadays, no adult would dare to do that.

In my view, the teaching of morals is the responsibility of everyone, parents, neighbours, teachers, parish priests, police, and so on. And children are entitled to trust and expect anyone to guide them.

TYWD

[mkemse]

Yes. My job.

But as Tom says, it's also the job of others in society too. Look at the anarchy there is in inner cities where good citizens avoid castigating youngsters' misbehaviour, so that now it is dangerous if one brave individual tries to. It sounds trite, but when I was a boy, if I was caught misbehaving, any adult would take it on himself to reprimand me, and I would have accepted it. Nowadays, no adult would dare to do that.

In my view, the teaching of morals is the responsibility of everyone, parents, neighbours, teachers, parish priests, police, and so on. And children are entitled to trust and expect anyone to guide them.

TYWD

But the Basic responsibilty the main rsponsiblity remains with the Parents 1st I beleive

[mkemse]

But the Basic responsibilty the main rsponsiblity remains with the Parents 1st I beleive

Thank you that was what i wasasking it is primarly the parents and nobody else, that does not mean other can't so it, it just meand those primarily responsible for teaching kids morals are the parents

[ThisYouWillDo]

But the Basic responsibilty the main rsponsiblity remains with the Parents 1st I beleive

You'd have thought so, wouldn't you. But what if I allow my children to steal, assault people, and even to commit rape? Does that make it OK? Surely society must step in and give those children a proper upbringing. Otherwise it has no business punishing them for any crimes they might commit, does it?

And before you say, I as the neglectful parent, must take the responsibility, I would point out that my own parents were exactly the same, and theirs before them: half of Australia is descended from my wayward ancestors who got deported to penal colonies back in the good old days. So I don't know any better and am just not equipped to give moral guidance.

However, I am prolific and the number of my offspring is great.



TYWD

[mkemse]

You'd have thought so, wouldn't you. But what if I allow my children to steal, assault people, and even to commit rape? Does that make it OK? Surely society must step in and give those children a proper upbringing. Otherwise it has no business punishing them for any crimes they might commit, does it?

And before you say, I as the neglectful parent, must take the responsibility, I would point out that my own parents were exactly the same, and theirs before them: half of Australia is descended from my wayward ancestors who got deported to penal colonies back in the good old days. So I don't know any better and am just not equipped to give moral guidance.

However, I am prolific and the number of my offspring is great.



TYWD

Most parents are responisble for the action of their cchildren til the children til they turn 18, when i say mosyt I mean there are some who will not take that responsability, but the reality is if they are minors and live with you, and break the law, dameage property untimately you as their parent and legal guardian will be held responasble for what they did, and thus be responsinble for paying any damamges

we had an iccident near wherei live the parents of some high school kids (all under 18) had drtinking party, the parents were busted, the judge told them that they as parents are respinasible for sving under aged people liquor in there hom,e and if they did not know the kids were drinking, because it is there how and the kids are underaged thae parents are still responasible for the actions of their minor children in their house, 1 parent got 2 years probation, the other 4 consective weekends in jail, the judge also told them if it happens again they are looking at jail time for both, that this was 1 warninig he was issuing (btw., at the party nobody stopped ot check in on the kids, tha parents that is and 2 went out to drive home DUI both were killed in a ceash 5 minutes from the party, the parents were charged with involuntary manslughter)

say for ecample one of your kds keys your neighbors car, or breaks their window on THERE CAR OR INFRONT OF THERE HOUSE, they may hAve done it, but ultimately because they are minors it is your respnsabiity
as their legal guardian is what i am saying