Who's to blame for a child's mistakes? parents or the child himself? Guess it kind of goes back to the whole - which came first the chicken or the egg?
Both sides need to be examined and given thought. One can't solely be at fault while the other goes scott-free. It just doesn't work that way. Never has and never will. It just doesn't seem fair to judge only one side, or to even judge based on such a question. By default i know it would be most likely that the parent would be blamed. But why?
Parents are the ones who teach, nurture and raise the child. Till today i believe in this saying:
The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world
Again, it is the parent or the caregiver who raises the child; develops them. However, now we need to move into a more practical mindset. Media! Social media, commercial media, all forms of media are to be blamed for the development of a child as well.
Are parent's to blame? Yes! Should we blame the child as well? Yes. Children make themselves susceptible to all forms of influence and the worse is the media and peers! It is the role of the parent to help filter that influence. But again, it is also up to the child to be comfortable enough to go to the parents and tell them about the pressures they face and seek advice from them. But which child does that nowadays? Near to none.
Somehow i do feel that maybe, just maybe, i should not say too much about who is to blame or who is not to blame since i don't exactly have any children. I do hope that when i do have kids, i and my husband will be able to nurture them in such a manner where they will feel comfortable enough to come to either of us with their problems. I do know that regardless, they will still seek advice from their friends and peers, but i just hope and pray they don't go to the internet for answers. That is officially the worst place to go looking for advice. Sadly enough, we live in a GOOGLE age and it's only going to get worse.
I mean think about it, children know how to use GOOGLE before they learn how to read, write or even walk..!! Sigh.
In my opinion and, also since this is my blog where my thoughts get penned down, i still say that both parties are to blame, but i will give it a ratio of 7:3 - Parent : Child
You can agree or disagree, i rather agree to disagree. Makes life a better more colorful place
Both sides need to be examined and given thought. One can't solely be at fault while the other goes scott-free. It just doesn't work that way. Never has and never will. It just doesn't seem fair to judge only one side, or to even judge based on such a question. By default i know it would be most likely that the parent would be blamed. But why?
Parents are the ones who teach, nurture and raise the child. Till today i believe in this saying:
The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world
Again, it is the parent or the caregiver who raises the child; develops them. However, now we need to move into a more practical mindset. Media! Social media, commercial media, all forms of media are to be blamed for the development of a child as well.
Are parent's to blame? Yes! Should we blame the child as well? Yes. Children make themselves susceptible to all forms of influence and the worse is the media and peers! It is the role of the parent to help filter that influence. But again, it is also up to the child to be comfortable enough to go to the parents and tell them about the pressures they face and seek advice from them. But which child does that nowadays? Near to none.
Somehow i do feel that maybe, just maybe, i should not say too much about who is to blame or who is not to blame since i don't exactly have any children. I do hope that when i do have kids, i and my husband will be able to nurture them in such a manner where they will feel comfortable enough to come to either of us with their problems. I do know that regardless, they will still seek advice from their friends and peers, but i just hope and pray they don't go to the internet for answers. That is officially the worst place to go looking for advice. Sadly enough, we live in a GOOGLE age and it's only going to get worse.
I mean think about it, children know how to use GOOGLE before they learn how to read, write or even walk..!! Sigh.
In my opinion and, also since this is my blog where my thoughts get penned down, i still say that both parties are to blame, but i will give it a ratio of 7:3 - Parent : Child
You can agree or disagree, i rather agree to disagree. Makes life a better more colorful place
