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signme
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You can pretty much tell by the time a kid is in 2nd or 3rd grade if they could turn into a troublemaker later. It's their attitude and the attitudes of their parents. The parents don't believe in punishing the child because he's too young or too cute. Baloney!! And the schools are pretty much going along with it. I remember how the teacher could paddle if students misbehaved. We had a lot fewer problems then than we do now.
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:26 PM |
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Always_Striving
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They should be sentenced to work for the community and the victims or required to spend 3-6 months in Juvenile Hall internment.
They should not be allowed to escape punishment just because they are not adults.
Their parents should not be required to pay...... punishment must only be applied to the perpatrators until the victims feel justified and monetarily compensated.
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:29 PM |
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signme
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I said that waaaaaaaaay back at the beginning of this thread. It's not the parents' responsibility to pay. It certainly was their responsibility to bring the children up differently but once the kids are past the age of 5 or 6, they need to be responsible for damages and helping to right the wrongs. By age 6 they are certainly old enough to tell right from wrong. And teenagers should definitely be responsible for their own behavior.
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:30 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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You can pretty much tell by the time a kid is in 2nd or 3rd grade if they could turn into a troublemaker later. It's their attitude and the attitudes of their parents.
Not really. I was a huge troublemaker starting in fourth grade (I got suspended from school and had a record in sixth grade...I got into fights) due to developing mental illness and I turned out fine.
And I knew some kids, mostly girls, who were the sweetest, most well behaved little things in primary school but turned out nasty and troublesome later in life.
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:37 PM |
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Jankia
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psychmajor
but I think it is unfair to say that it is the parents that are to blame for their kids actions. Kids have enough social interaction that they should know better, regardless of what their home life is like.
I look at it like this,kids raised in a good home that get in trouble embarrass there parents and themselves when they do.Kids raised in a bad home have parents that could care less so they could care less themselves.
That might help you undertstand what you didnt..I also dont know what exactly you mean by a bad home
Kids have enough social interaction that they should know better, regardless of what their home life is like. Yes,they should know better but can you imagine the kind of social interaction the kids that did this have?
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:44 PM |
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kattsmeow
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You can pretty much tell by the time a kid is in 2nd or 3rd grade if they could turn into a troublemaker later. It's their attitude and the attitudes of their parents.
I realize you are a teacher, and believe me people, if you want to know whether your child should spend the night with another one, ask their teacher!
Not only that, but the teacher knows if the parents even care too.
Kudo's to you Sign! ( I worked in the school system for 4 years)
They say that by the time a child is around 5-6 they already have their personality and the beliefs of the parents.
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| Mar 4, 2008 @ 11:45 PM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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They say that by the time a child is around 5-6 they already have their personality
Freud said this, and it's been disputed.
I don't know how much I believe it. I certainly don't believe you can always tell the troublemakers in second grade. People do change, you know. I haven't beaten anyone up in quite some time...or threatened to, for that matter.
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 12:15 AM |
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Gallows_Humor
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Thanks spring...since they definitly are old enough to do the time... ( and yes..EOB..it does matter...  )
I agree with Gman...
500 hours of Community service...minumum....each.
Parents each should be forced to pay for all damages.
plus probation..with the threat of an extended stay at JH...if they get into any more trouble..
plus no license till they are 18 as Jankia stated...
and for what it is worth.. no hitting or whipping... 
also I agree with LGQ...
kids are kids...and there is no hard and fast rule to what they will or wont do as they grow up...
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 12:39 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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they are teens?? and out past curfew?? okay then the parents are responsible for paying for damages.. they are the ones who are supposedly in control of THEIR kids... yes all the offenders should be made to do community service.. cleaning the churches or serving lunches to the homeless (not mowing lawns that takes someones livelihood away im sure) cleaning up the neighborhood and IF they refuse then jail time for BOTH the parents and kids .. my 13 year old is STILL working off that window he broke BY ACCIDENT that I had to pay for last  year ... I dont pay going wages for the extra work he does either ... he gets paid what I think the job is worth then quarter it for my troubles... yeah Im a mean mom but no problems from my kids really .. if you dont KEEP on your kids they WILL find ways to get into trouble plain and simple ... and after working for about 15 years volunteering tutoring at diff schools and coaching baseball (my nephews teams) since about 81 or so you CAN tell who will be a handful by the 2nd grade.. little nasty spoiled children got that way BECAUSE of their parents and they will become little nasty adults every time... sad but true .. unless some LIFE altering event happens and sometimes HARSH punishment for offenses is what it takes 
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 12:45 AM |
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nah12
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make the parents pay up front all clean-up cost and attend parenting classes ....then kids have to do community service (nasty, dirty work) for $2.00 hour until all cost are paid directly to the courts plus court and supervision cost..If a kid miss 1day even sick 1 more month is added to their community service time on 1st offense and double each day afterward... if they get in any other trouble then it's all doubled and added on at the minimum..... that should be a good starting point.....
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 12:49 AM |
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Jankia
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Your hardly a mean mom for disciplining your children Becky.
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 12:57 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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Ty Jank its funny that the trouble makers think Im mean because I set boundaries but the rest of the kids flock to me because I do ..
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 1:56 AM |
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douge36
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Kill 'em!! Let God deal with 'em. 
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 2:27 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 2:38 AM |
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ISSUESWOPTIONS
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4 days scrubbing Becky's magnanimous boobs
......no...wait... 
that is not punishment... 
 
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 3:21 AM |
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sweet5red
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lots of good answers there.. BUT i agree make the kids pay somehow.. Sweet N Louisiana
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 4:04 AM |
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twotall911
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1st send them to me
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:04 AM |
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1stsignofspring
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1stsign...when my stepdad died, some kids had spray painted the outside of the church with the sign of the devil, and the words, "and this is what the devil does."
Pam...that was indeed cruel...very cruel... 
TT...  I'm scared to ask just WHAT you would do with them!!??
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:12 AM |
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Gman762
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Parents paying their kids ways out of things is part of the problem with kids today!
The idea is to get the folks involved. What better way than to get their attention by hitting their wallet or making them do community service as well?
The kids need to be held accountable for their actions by community service, that there can be no doubt...but, the parents need to be held accountable and made to realize that if they refuse to instill discipline, that they will pay the price as well.
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| Mar 5, 2008 @ 8:26 AM |
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jamminjerry
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all the other stuff sounds ok but i was impressed with the drivers license thing. If a judge can take away driving priviliges can he not also prevent them for a time? say to the age of 21? when he becomes a man and she becomes a woman. ( of course only an adult can consume alcohol and tobacco) don't foget the probation thing too! the drivers license revocation would have the greatest impact on all their peers. and those kids that are following them. anyway, i recall i didn't get my license until i was 18 LOL
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