Can it be possible?

Philippines
April 17, 2011 11:50pm CST
Can it be possible that children with irresponsible parents grow up to be mature adults or the parents who do anything for their children are the ones whose children do not have maturity as they become adults? If both types of parents successfully raise excellent children, which type of parent would you prefer to follow steps and why? Thanks for sharing your opinion.
7 responses
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
24 Apr 11
hi cowboyofhell yesit happens and some go the samw way as their parents butg the pampered little brats that have parents that kowtrow to their every whim often raise little monsters that marry kind people and drive their mates crazy with their unending demands.They willgrow up to vbe the boss from hell or the female biatch boss from hell who run their employees ragged.I think parents should say no a lot more than yes as children do not need all their wantws met just their needs.
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
I'm almost in total agreement but from what I've read, an abusive father gives way to a religious child because suffering helped the child be closer to God. What is your take on this? There are advantages in the less preferred manner of parenting.
@Prasmit (22)
• India
19 Apr 11
Hi, I would disagree with this. May be in somecases it might be true but most of the time its vice versa. The childhood of any person is very crucial which lays foundation for rest of the life. It is observed that a child at the age of 0 to 5yrs observes and grasps many thing and at the age of 5 to 10 yrs tries to immitate parents. The 1st role model for a child is Parents. If the parents are irresponsible and acts Immatured then definetly the child immitates the parents and will adopt that character which leads to irresponsible immature citizen in future. When the child does not get proper attention from parents the child may go in wrong way and that may become a harmfull element in society(because of immaturity). I also say if the child is too much pampered by there parents, then the child wont know the outside world. That also leads to Immaturity. The parents should feel responsible and grow up the child in a proper manner by telling them the difference between the good and bad. By making there child think in the right manner. The child should brought up in the way that they are matured and make the a good human. For this the parents role is very much important, should be very much responsible about the child. Please let me know if my discussions is valid or not.. Regards, Prasmit
• Philippines
19 Apr 11
I appreciate your attempt to prove that children are likely to imitate the parents but still there are other influences namely friends and religion and not just parents. Also, with the advent of the internet the kids might have been attracted to fun and games instead of following the example by their parents. I agree though that anything could go wrong because the parents do not treat the child well and this becomes the reason for disregard for proper behavior as if the parents seem heroes that they should imitate. The one thing I know that is true is that, if the conscience of the child perform well enough, it will guide him to do the right thing regardless of whether the parents are responsible or not.
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
18 Apr 11
I think that those who are raised by irresponsible parents try to do better for themselves and not be like their parents. While there are those parents who are so strict and are very mature and take everything so seriously that there kids rebel against it because they are tired of being controlled. I think that there is a fine line between not being there enough for your children and being there too much for your children. When you overwhelm them with all kinds of rules and boundaries, and don't allow them to make any mistakes or do anything it causes them to rebel against everything you have taught them. Now if you don't teach them anything, and are a lazy parent that just allows your childen to do whatever, those children often seek structure and some kind of strictness in their lives. Really I think it should be a combination and everything should be on an equal level, just as much fun as there is structure.
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
Very true. Let the parents deal with the wrong attitudes the children have while at the same time giving enough freedom that the child needs to recover from any kind of stress he or she encounter because of the challenges life set for him.
• Philippines
18 Apr 11
I think it can be possible that children who were raised by irresponsible parents grow up as mature individuals. Their experiences under such parents can make them think about their situation and decide to change for the better. If there are cases wherein both types of parents were able to raise their children to be good individuals, I won't become either of them. I don't want to be irresponsible but I also don't want my children to be too pampered and spoiled. Irresponsible parents may put their children at risk of danger and so on while parents who coddle their kids are not able to put limitations on their children who can go astray in life. I hope what I said wasn't that confusing. ^.^' Just like most things, there should be a balance in parenting a child.
• Philippines
18 Apr 11
You have a point and I observed that most parents prefer the same approach. What I have trouble understanding is why children with very good parents do not seem to have the momentum to work out their flaws. Could it be that because of the fact that the child was lucky that anything can be done because a life raft is present around the child? I guess that's why. Without the sense of luck, there is more attitude to stay down-to-earth.
• Philippines
19 Apr 11
Children of irresponsible parents might turn out to be irresponsible too or might be responsible, the people above are right, it depends upon how that particular child use her experiences, but one thing for sure is that no matter if the child turns to be responsible or irresponsible they will always have issues of insecurity... I'm not yet a parent, but I guess if I was I would do everything in my power to ensure that my children would grow up holistically mature...
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
In a sense, its true that irresponsible parents neglect the child from lack of proper teachings but if the parents are responsible, the child seems unable to get his or her own set of philosophy about life and would feel like there is not much choices. It indeed requires a fair balance when it comes to parenting children.
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
18 Apr 11
I think either way you have parents who are irresponsible or excellent parents, the children want to create a good life out from their personal experience of their childhood. They want to make a better life as the outcome of their knowledge from their growing up period. Bad experience can have tremendous impact to make a child want to totally get away from it. Really want to make a more fortunate living.
• Philippines
3 Feb 12
I agree. They wish to dismiss the idea that they were unfortunate as kids and the only way to prove they are not pathetic is to rebel and fight back the parents since they know it is a give and take wherein if only the parents hurt them and not the other way around, they can't get hold of the idea it is one sided. In this case, an assurance by the parents love would be necessary for the child to feel otherwise.
@tammy27 (1241)
• Philippines
18 Apr 11
well, there are children with irresponsible parents who want to have a change in their life. they want to have a better life, they want to be more responsible. so most of those kinds of children end up being more mature and more responsible. they want their children to have a better life that what they had with their irresponsible parents. but their are other kids who implies that saying "what you rip is what you sow" if their parents are irresponsible they also grow irresponsible because they cant be mature on their own. it basically depends on the way of thinking of the child. if he wants changes of if he wants to imply what he saw in his parents. :)
• Philippines
18 Apr 11
I am of the thought that these children bear some grudge against the parents because of what they did. There will be struggle even depression but under tough times an inspiration can not be that far to imagine.