Is Parental Actions a Major Cause of the Disregard for Life on our Streets?

Ask this question because with each passing day not only are those being charged with horrendous crimes getting younger and younger but so are the victims of these satanic acts conducted by our children on our streets.  When will enough be enough for parents to not only take responsibility for their lack of parenting but accountability for the example that they set.

Case in point; if you children grow up in a home full of violence, violence is going to be the only answer that they learn for every problem.  Instead of trying to understand another’s point of view, their solution will only be point and shoot.  Yell louder than the person that you are talking to and if that doesn’t work, strike first, fast and hard.  If this is the society that we want, if this is the society that we wish our children raised in and if this is the society that we think we are powerless to control, we are wrong on all accounts.

Our first task is to lead by example at home.  Showing our children that quiet conversation not only solves any problem but allows elevation of everyone’s self-esteem because their voices did count.  The second is to set the example in public.  Showing all those around us that you can tell someone where to go, stand your ground and give them a road map to get there all without raising your voice.  That your take on all subjects is not always the right one, that you make mistakes and is mature enough to say so and that when you are right, you stand strong but when you are wrong you can compromise.  Believing that you are right all the time will show your children that even when you feel wrong pretend you are right.  The third and final thing we need to do as parents, guardians or caretakers is to ensure we teach and show that every life is precious and every soul deserves.  We do this simply by treating everyone as we wish to be treated period.

We all know that if you want something, you must first be willing to offer the same so in order to get respect, you must first give it and in order to receive love you must be willing to spread it.  Nothing or no one is more influential in the lives of your children than the ones that they look up to so the actions of parents, guardians and caretakers are not only being seen by those who live with you but also by those who live around you.   Remembering that a child comes into this world knowing nothing and learning every day, means that with each interaction, we need to teach and what we teach or how we teach it will determine whether the children embrace it or ignore it.  The choice is ours so when you fail to set the correct example before you condemn the child ask yourself if they learned that lesson from you.