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May 6, 2009, 3:02 pm PDT
05/06 How to Be a Better Parent, Part 2
Quote From: tcsjhsI have watched your shows. I have a question. Why are the children NOT held accountable for their actions? It seems like the point of the show is to show how "bad" the parents behave. Is it not possible that the children deserve some of the reactions of the parent? After the same prolonged behavior of the child I think that the parents are entitled to show the frustration that they feel. I do feel so bad for the mom of the 16 year old. Is it the mother's fault that her daughter cannot behave in school? I do not think so. i think that the mom of the 8 year old is a bit over the top. But possibly she too has some right to her own feelings. Why should a parent bury their feelings just to make the kid feel better? Isn't this why most children today have the "entitlement" issues? Parents just giving in and letting them have their way to keep peace in the house when the child knows all they have to do is pitch a fit and play the victim. I do feel sorry for the parents more so than the children. I agree that children need to be held accountable for their actions. Davia is a whole different ball game, if she is acting out how can she be accountable if she's been raised in the environment we just had a small glimpse of on this show. Parents are the adults and even if Davia was an out of control child for no reason her mother is still accountable for how she deals with the situation. What we've witnessed with this emotional abuse and she is worse than a child. Any parent that belittles, harasses, provokes and calls her child juvenile names to evoke a response is wrong on so many levels. Davias mother can deal with the issues without burying her feelings but she doesn't need to bully either.
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