A woman stands over her daughter, who is lying down on the floor drenched in her own blood. The hole in her body, caused by the gunshot, is gushing out so much blood that the color of her shirt has turned completely red. The mother in profound confusion says quietly to herself, "Why?" On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their high school and started shooting their fellow students, and by the time it was all over 13 were dead including themselves. All the students of that school that knew them, all the teachers, all of the police, and all the parents had the same question, "Why." Why did two young boys do this, and how could this have happened? One of the many reasons behind violence among teenagers today is a lack of parental attention.
Three different young people who were involved with some kind of violence all had a lack of parental attention as they were growing up in their homes. Eric Harris, one of the killers at Columbine High School had a lack of communication between his parents, which therefore enabled Eric to maintain the appearance of normalcy, while secretly planning the fulfillment of his angry, violent fantasies. The mere fact that he had a bomb plan in his bedroom the entire time proves that his parents obviously did not pay very much attention to him. Eric's father is a pilot, and his mother works at a catering company. They worked many long hours each week. "The tragedy of our workplace today is that it is not set up to honor commitment to family. Our young people are in a spiritual crisis, crying out at us for a clear sense of what is right and what is wrong, and often, we are too busy doing something else to stop and listen," says Stephen L. Carter, a professor of law at Yale University. .
Another person named Joe, who is now twenty-eight, shares of his family life growing up, and how it has caused him as a teenager to turn to violence.
Life is full of mistakes. ... My parent's marriage was a mistake, and their divorce has had the greatest influence on me. I am the reason why my parents got married. ... Mistakes happen all the time. If my parents had not have made the mistake of getting married, then I could very easily end up in the same situation as they were. ...
Being a parent isn't a very easy job. ... From a newborn baby all the way through adulthood, our parents have gladly raised us in spite of all the faults and mistakes we make. ... Whenever we make little mistakes, our parents give us huge lectures which most children find it very annoying because they make it into a big deal. On the other hand looking at our parents" point of view, what they are actually trying to do is to advice us not to repeat our mistakes. ... The fact is, good parenting is easier in the long run than bad parenting. ...
There are other options the parents can take to let the baby live. ... Also the parents could send the child to an orphanage. ... Obviously the parents both made a mistake if they decided to have sex, then could not find the means to support the child. If the parents knew they wouldn't be able to support the child, they should not have had sex. ... If the parents of the baby want to have an abortion, then they should also go to jail for murder. ...
Everyone makes mistakes in life. Making mistakes is something that teaches people how to deal with that problem in the future. We learn from our mistakes and learn how to over come the mistake that we made. When it comes to helicopter parents, they hover over their children to the extent that that child never has to go through any failures or mistakes. How we deal with mistakes is what defines you as a person. ...
I think that parents are couples who created a new life. ... I believe that parents should be their children's friends so that if there is a good trust between them; a good relationship will exist. In other words, I think that parents shouldn't just be the people who punish their children; they should also be their children's friends. ... This really upsets me because I want to learn from my mistakes, but she doesn't let me do that because she always finds the solution of my problems. ... As a conclusion, my parents have mistakes as all humans have, but they also know ho...
Parents are not teachers any more in this case. ... Parents' today work for long hours. ... As a result, both parents return home to sleep. ... Despite the fact that children are living with their parents, we cannot determine that parents are the best teachers. ... We should imbibe the good qualities from our parents, and when parents make mistakes, it is a good indication to remember not to make the same mistakes....
Firstly, children who grow up under democratic parents could think cautiously and judge very reasonably. ... Before or after the children act, the parents are use to discuss how to think or the results. ... As the children having democratic parents have been taught by their parents what and how they have to respond after they make mistakes or do something wrong as much as possible themselves, the children would have been held responsible for their judgement while they are growing up. ... As I mentioned above, they have reflected and decided for themselves freely within parents" guideline and t...
However, there were times that I wanted my parents to be the ones in control. ... In the article, Parenting, the writer spoke of several situations when setting an example was an important part of being a good parent. ... As the writer stated in the article, Parenting, "This lesson is one of the most important ones that any parent can learn"(p.73). ... I hope they will learn from their mistakes and move forward with confidence. ... The expectation of being a parent could not be summed up any better than this statement of the writer in the Parenting article: "Being a parent is an enormous r...
Parenting doesn't means that everything a kid does you have to be involve or do it for them. A kid should learn to be independent .Growing up as a kid in Jamaica you learn what's wrong from what's right because you learn from you siblings mistakes while being a parent you should rule the household with an iron fist, you should show love and let them fare you also ( If you give he/she an inch they will take a mile that were fears come in meaning that the kid would not go overboard because they know the consequences) A parent should promote a positive lifestyle in the household a ...
