Personally, I have no problem with mothers breastfeeding their babies in public. After all, the benefits are numerous. However, I do NOT appreciate seeing a woman letting it all hang out just because she thinks she has the right to do so. There are ways to nurse a child in public without offending others--or having to retreat to a bathroom stall. A receiving blanket or adult sweater can sufficiently cover an exposed breast. If anyone is still offended, they need to take a chill pill!
If a teen can afford an iPod and a portable DVD player, they can buy their OWN condoms. Schools are supposed to be institutions of academic learning, not extensions of family-planning clinics. Have workshops for parents so they'll know how to talk to and with their kids about sex; a healthy dialog between parent and child is the best birth control.
The parent should be the primary disciplinarian, meaning that it is their responsibility to keep their kids in check. Innocent bystanders should not have to endure bruised extremities, ringing ears and property damage from someone else's children. On the other hand, in the absence of the parent (at a party, in a carpool, on a field trip), the adult in charge must take control of any situation that can make the event unpleasant for others. A child must learn to recognize and respect the authority of adults other than Mom and Dad. To fail to do so can and usually does eventually result in a deterioration of respect for one's parents. Also, if the parent can't be bothered to discipline their kids, businesses do have the right to refuse to serve anyone who allows their children to run amuck.
