Friday 1 March 2013

If we fail our children, we fail our future BY DAMIEN HEW

Summary: Should teenagers ever be caught for delinquency, should the severest justice be the best policy in this context or whether to take the necessary precaution to respond to it? Changing a child's mindset is easier than repairing an adult. Parents are the crucial role in prevention but in today's society, entertainment, peers and the environment matter and therefore it is a difficult job for the parent to govern their children. Government interference is essential but also insufficient enough to make the child see sense. Getting rough on children is not only ignorant but also dangerous. Yet, could we blame our children for everything when they go astray? With a trend in entertainment and violent gaming on the rise, it is still yet unclear who to critisize.

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Opinion: Internet, gaming industry, entertainment has inevitably changed children in one way or another. There does not seem to be any solution to this ever growing dispute over which ' should teenagers be punished over teenage delinquency'; there are just too many factors to be accounted for. Unless parents have an open and close relationship with their children or keep a tight reign on their schedule, they are not able to assert and oversee their actions. Besides, teenagers are at a stage where they are enjoying their new found freedom thus make it even more impossible for parents to keep a close watch over them. However, in the period before children hit the teenagers period, there is time for parents to educate their children to teach the proper moral values critical for their growth development. I thereby conclude that both parents and children have a responsiblity to take if teenagers were caught for any delinquency.

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