parental responsibility

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Should parents be held legally responsible for their children's actions?

Wycliffe Barongo Obiko @Barongo (29) • Nairobi, Kenya 22 Feb 23

My take is children have their own agency and autonomy, and sometimes parents cannot always control their actions. This means that they are individuals with their own thoughts, feelings, and desires. They have the ability to make...

parental responsibility

legal accountability

child development

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A different kind of punishment for the young boy

bingskee @bingskee (5234) • Philippines 13 Feb 13

Just the other day, my husband told me a story about a young boy who was the child of one of our tenants. I learned that a neighbor told the father (the tenant) that he saw his son smoking cigarette. The father confronted his son...

corporal punishment

emotional trauma

parental authority

parental obligation

parental responsibility

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Important Election Reminder

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 29 Oct 12

Politics is a tricky sport, and when it comes to elections, words or directives can be intentionally worded so as to sway the voter in a particular direction the voter may not have intended. Therefore, I will be stating a little...

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Trying as an adult

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 19 Nov 09

I read an article in today's paper about a 15 year old girl who had killed a 9 year old neighbor. When asked why, she said, "because I wanted to know how it felt." They are going to try her as an adult. So my question is, why...

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try a child as an adult

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your kidney, your body

mama_bear @mama_bear (1118) • Canada 26 Jun 09

so mylotters, there is movie coming out called my sister's keeper. it got me thinking, i am curious about your take on this, do you think that it is fair for parents to have another child because one of their children has a...

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Are these the leaders of tomorrow? God help us!!

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 10 Jun 08

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/470f7bf1c2 Check out this news video and see the mindset of these two, obviously fairly well-off girls and tell me if we can afford to have people like this in charge down the road! Do their...

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raising criminals

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Till when should parents have control over their children ?

maudlin @maudlin (125) • India 2 Mar 07

parents should control their children only till they reach the age of 14 or 15. at the maximum, till the age of 17. After that, he/she should be allowed to take his or her own decision in every aspect of life.

decision making

parental control

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restaurant etiquette for kids

bananajack @bananajack (2) • United States 2 Feb 07

Okay, I really need to get this off my chest. I have been working in the food service industry for over 18 years. I have three children of my own. Why do some people have no clue as to how their kids should act in public? I am...

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