Quote Originally Posted by triple5 View Post
I disagree that its always down to the parents. In a lot of cases kids spend more time with classmates/teachers/nannies etc than they do with parents. You can teach them all the disciplines and morals you want, but if there's other bad influences in their life they can be led astray. My lad's good as gold when he stays with me, never a problem, but he has been getting into trouble a few times at school. Maybe the teachers are doing something wrong
yeah they spend more time in school with classmates and teachers, but by the time that happens basics are already taught at home. if a child is taught to respect parents rather than fear them that is half the battle won. as a filipina mum to a half brit teenager, he knows i can be his friend, and at the same time he knows that i can be a parent when needed. i hear a lot of horror stories about teenagers but i am fortunate that my son seem to have remembered all the thing i have taught him, i am so proud of him