Our great justice/police system part 2

[scumdog]

Re the above post - I agree, with pups it's the first 4 months, kids the first 4 years.

If you show them whose the boss, that there's consequences and rules consistantly for that period of time you are waaay less likely to have problems with them later.

Not many troublesome kids come from a mum&dad family that is fair but firm with good values who CARE for their kids. (sorry if I offend single parent families who have successfully brought up kids but kids from those families feature with me)

Doesn't always work - my 15 year old got pulled over for not having a light on his push-bike, grrr! bloody rebel larrikin!!

[Swoop]

Doesn't always work - my 15 year old got pulled over for not having a light on his push-bike, grrr! bloody rebel larrikin!!

Where? Your driveway?

[scumdog]

The things is peasea, a lot of teenagers don't WANT adult involvement, the reason they get out in their cars and cruise with like aged/like minded mates.


Most of the time if the parent(s) haven't got the kid sorted by the time they're still quite young the kids don't realise there are limitations and consequences in the world.

Quite right, I didn't want my parents looking over my shoulder when I was a teenager either and in fact my parents weren't in the slightest bit interested in what I was doing. They'd go and watch my sisters play netball or dance ballet, go see a play that my brother was acting in but not once did they come and watch us at the track. Sure, I spent most of my time with similarly aged mates but there were one or two older mentors who really made a difference. It's a pity there aren't more around today.

Yes, the kids need to be sorted at an early age or you give yourself a problem for later years.

So, so true - I'd bling you if I was allowed.

If all parents followed that last comment we'd have a shitload less trouble from young ones.