should parents let their teens make thier own decisions
many student at my school say they just wish their parents would let them chose what they want to do with everything that they try to do now but the parents say no
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Maybe you can be trusted with decisions like curfew, but many young people will sacrifice productivity at work or school for a few extra hours with their friends, and overall that is probably not in their best interest. Teenagers, with so little life experience, usually benefit from the guidance of parents, who a) have a lot more experience with how the world works and b) have the teenager's best interests at heart. let us do what we want not waht our parents want. Realize that your parents are not being cruel or oppressive by making choices for you. What they probably want is for you to succeed, and I would hope you want the same thing, thus there is no reason to phrase it as though your goals are at odds. Side: shouldn't
I feel that many teenagers should be trusted until they prove otherwise. However, to some kids I know no parents would mean no reason to work hard. I feel that there are teenagers capable of making their own decisions, however many are not ready. I feel that it is a parents job to prepare their kids to make these decisions, but some are not ready so I will take the side that risks the least amount of people and say no, teens cannot be wholly trusted to make their own decisions. (I'm sorry if my argument is unclear or something else please tell me and I'll address specific questions) Side: within reason
Parents should let their teens make their own decisions, however they should provide advice and share their experiences on the sidelines to guide the teen's decision. Due a teen's growing stage, they often possess a rebellious streak. As such, should a parent force their child into submitting into a decision that they are resistant against, the child may rebel and spiral right into the other direction. When this happens, the child's decision maybe fuelled by anger, suppression instead of rational thinking. Besides, in our liberal society, everyone should have freedom of choice, regardless of their age. Even if teens do make the wrong decisions, they will eventually benefit if they learn from their mistakes. Side: should
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Yes. Parents should guide the teen and tell the teen about his/her own experiences that could give a different view about the decision but not just make the decision without the teen's consent Besides, if a parents just makes the decision, that makes the teen more likely to rebel against it, in his/her's anger. This happened before to me before when my mom made the decisions for me. Side: should
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The answer depends very much on the individual decision and the individual teenager. As an absolute statement, I would have to answer no, but some teenagers are very capable of making good decisions for themselves and I would hope their parents realized that and gave them enough freedom to do so. Side: shouldn't
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You are absolutely right. There are responsable tennagers and not-so-responsable tennagers. The best thing to know is know the person in cause to determine the correct answer. Just keep in mind that tennegers are often instable and have high variations in humor. Side: shouldn't
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For my first point see Zombee's post. For my second point I would like to see a social experiment undertaken whereby a group of about forty (no reason for number) teens, twenty Boys and twenty Girls were left without parental supervision for a year. They would be given jobs that paid an average salary and put up in an apartment building where they had to pay rent and bills, buy and prepare their own food and look after a dog. The teens would be subjected to various random (non life threatening) problems such as their dog becoming sick or injured and their partners taken away for an undisclosed amount of time and seemingly dangerous people hassling or threatening them. They would randomly be exposed to racial, sexual and religious discrimination. They would be monitored for health, happiness and their ability to cope with the real world. I would guess that there would be some that triumph and come out of this experiment as capable adults. I would also guess that you would see a majority crumbling under the pressures of life. Teenage years are so short, it is difficult to see that when you are in them, but it wont last forever and you will spend the rest of your years wishing you could have some of that freedom back that comes with not having a ton of responsibilities. Most parents make informed rational decisions for their children based on their own life experience, it is for the benefit of the teens, rather than to oppress them. Side: shouldn't
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