Have we gone to the extreme or have we simply forgotten children require nurturing, love, and discipline? Discipline for the development of well-rounded, educationally sound individuals to go forth in society and become an asset to the community and family. What happened? Where did we go wrong? Was it caused by a bureaucracy that created a nightmare of fear in parents, fear so all encompassing it has made the children the controlling force of our society. Parents who now allow their children to do as they please. A society that is now complacent in providing discipline to a generation of children who have little or no respect for themselves, peers, parents, teachers, and other associates.
Parents live in fear of children seeking revenge by informing authorities they physically abused them. They fear being guilty by association; fear the child is more believable and not always truthful in providing the facts. Teachers, administrators, hospital personnel, and child welfare advocates assume the parent is at fault. The parent is tasked with the responsibility of proving they did no do harm to their children. Parents who fear a bruise from a child's everyday rough play may cost them their reputation and freedom.
Where crime is at an all time high and will continue to climb. Where civil disobedience is the norm that often escalates to more serious crime. Where a victim has fewer rights than the accused and prison is no longer a deterrent to crime. The question remains: Who is the controlling force of our society?
Parents live in fear of children seeking revenge by informing authorities they physically abused them. They fear being guilty by association; fear the child is more believable and not always truthful in providing the facts. Teachers, administrators, hospital personnel, and child welfare advocates assume the parent is at fault. The parent is tasked with the responsibility of proving they did no do harm to their children. Parents who fear a bruise from a child's everyday rough play may cost them their reputation and freedom.
Where crime is at an all time high and will continue to climb. Where civil disobedience is the norm that often escalates to more serious crime. Where a victim has fewer rights than the accused and prison is no longer a deterrent to crime. The question remains: Who is the controlling force of our society?
