Are parents responsible for the actions of their teenagers? The United States House of Representatives passed a bill to criminalize teenage “sexting”. However, it’s not just the teenagers being held accountable, it’s also the parents.
The idea of parents not being responsible for making sure their minor children make smart choices is commonplace. Children throwing tantrums in stores are handed smartphones to play with instead of disciplined and teenagers free reign to take advantage of the pop culture idea that kids will inevitably be kids. But, kids shouldn’t be sexualized and that’s exactly what this same Hollywood culture installs into the younger generations as being normal and cool. This is contrasted with the fact a parent might very well have no idea their child is “sexting” without invading their privacy and runs contrary to the idea teenagers should be responsible and treated like young adults.
There is a mandatory sentence parents will be slapped with if the government finds out your teenage is “sexting”, all on the next page:
In many cases there already is none
Not all parents give their teenagers cell phones. Kids can get cell phones from friends. This is wrong.
So no cell phones no electronics that have a camera and with all the parental pushes to raise them right the child finds an electronic item and posts or texts a naked body part somehow makes the parent responsible for a bad choice? As a parent and a former child my parents told me right did the right things by me. Told me not to do the wrong things. Guess what!? I did what I wanted to do anyway! I got grounded for my improper decisions. Why in the heck is it the parents fault in all this? Unbelievable!
This happened two months ago yet you claim it was “last week”. Why don’t you date your posts?
Kira Leigh Powell
Drain the swamp
Like we are supposed to see what our children are doing at all times it’s in possible
Rediclous….How about Obama so called daughter swapping spit and making out in public. The whole damn Congress needs to be replaced.
But kids can deal drug and shoot others and parent isn’t responsible?
So by that logic or lack of logic the cell phone companies and providers like FB and Google should also be punished . Just like they go after guns. What ever happened to personal responsibility? Surely who ever voted for this law dont believe in personal responsibility.