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should parents exersie control over their children,against?

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Barb Cala Profile
Barb Cala answered

They should give their kids emotional and financial support and encourage them to be the best person they can be.  The "control" should be parents making sure kids are safe and make the right choices until they're old enough to do that on their own. 

Jann Nikka Profile
Jann Nikka answered

Yes, I'm for excellent child care until they're 18 and if you can and want to help your child thru adulthood again yes.

PJ Stein Profile
PJ Stein answered

Against what? As for the first part of your question, should parents exercise control over their children? Yes. That is what parenting is. However as they get older you let loose of some of that control and let the learn to take control for themselves. The earlier years you not only control, but teach them. You not only teach them good manners and basic hygiene, but also how to take care of themselves, like cooking and cleaning.

Shawna MrsAlcantara Profile

Yes! That's like asking should parents feed their childern... As parents it is our job first and foremost to guide our childern so when they get older they do not depart from that. Now adays parents are not only lazy they seem to think that being thier Childs friend is most important. Luckly for me even thought I am only 28 I grew up with my grand father who was more then just in control lol too be honest at times I truly hated that dude but in reality I felt that way because even at 16 I had to be hme by the time the street lights came on no phone calls after 8:30 (oh and  u didn't wanna be the person who choose to call at 8:31) yes because 1 min after was consider pass the time he gave and he would literally let anyone have it that did not respect his rules. Haha I laugh now but then i swear dealing with my pop was one of the worst moments because he was very honest and he didn't stand for no bull crap. But in the end I never did drugs or I wasn't having sex I never got into any real situations because I knew it wasn't aloud and that was because 100%  the control he had. My advice is no matter what your kid try's to tell you as the parent everything is up to u and that's final

Andy W. Harris Profile
Andy W. Harris answered

The problem with exerting control over your kids is that you're going to win the battle from time to time but you will lose the war. Everyone grows up and wins their independence so why spend all those years battling for control? Obedience and servility are not traits we place with high regard in society, so why spend so much effort trying to mold them for that behavior? It causes so much unnecessary stress and pain for everyone involved. Replace the traditional dominance/deference paradigm for love/logic paradigm and not only is the struggle for independence rendered obsolete but parenting becomes FUN. Seriously, this single idea helped me stop dreading parenting and actually feel good about it. Before the self righteous internet swarms jump on that comment, it's a well documented fact that parents by in large do not have happy emotions regarding parenting even though we'd die for our little munchkins.


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Tom  Jackson
Tom Jackson commented
"it's a well documented fact..." Where and by whom?

That is not my experience, nor is it that of my grandchildren's parents, not that of all the parents I know.

We just think that parenting is pretty easy---and if any parent thinks it isn't, they most likely just doing it wrong.
Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

In infancy and early childhood, It is essential for a child to know that their parents are in control so that the child feels safe.

The goal of any parent should be to raise fully functioning adults, so protecting them from harm and potentially disastrous outcomes while letting them safely test their ideas of "how to act and be as a human" is necessary.

And that covers middle childhood through the teen years.

Control allows parents to provide direction and minimize harm for your children.

And even when they are adults, parental love will always try to deliver when possible.

Bikergirl Anonymous Profile

Of course .. That is the very essence of parenting .. However "control" from this perspective is quite different than control over something like the steering wheel of a car (for example) .. Parental control is more about mentoring and "controlling" influences by teaching them the tools to utilize so they can themselves learn to make informed choices as they mature and gain control of their own lives.

It is not a tyranical opportunity to bully and make someones life misserable .. (although it seems like it at times) .. there typically is a reason for exercising a parents authorative control over a child .. to protect and to mentor.  Do parents make mistakes in judgement sometimes? Do they act out of anger ?  Of course they do ... there is no printed manual to follow that explains when, where or how to go about parenting a child .. they must do the best they they can with what they have to work with .. And what a child would consider as 'mean' and abusive power when a parent banishes them to their room for behaving badly .. is actually a lesson in humility and consequences.  THAT is not bad parenting .. THAT is only one method of teaching a child that a certain type of behaviour is unacceptible not only in one's househould but in society in general.

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