Question: Do you teach your kids 'Personal Responsibility'?

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Answer #1:

i used to be a litigator. i cannot stand people whose first instinct is to blame somebody else for their troubles.

i teach my kids to fix problems, not debate blame for them.

Answer #2:

I teach my Little Francis that he can act however he deems appropriate and his mommy will take care of everything, that is the only responsible thing to teach him.

Answer #3:

I use the expression my mother used ALL the time, which used to drive me crazy (but makes sense). "No one put a gun to your head and told you -'you have to do this or else'". I actually find myself doing this more with my husband than I do with my children LOL.

Answer #4:

I agree with des on this one.

Here is another example. That recent flight that hit turbulance over Kansas and had to make an emergency landing in Denver. How much do you want to bet that the injured (those that were not wearing their seatbelts) will try to sue even though the flight attendents and piolets ALWAYS say please keep your seatbelt fastened while seated in case of unexpected turbulance?

Answer #5:

When there's a problem we don't sit around and talk about it for hours and hours, a quick discussion as to how the problem arises would suffice and then we would talk about fixing the problem to make it right not even talking about who to blame would make the conversation go by way quicker.

Answer #6:

I teach my child if he did it its his fault! if he made the mess in his playroom, he cleans HIS mess! It drives me crazy when people are like that, "oh McDonald's made me fat I'm going to sue"....okay but did McDonald's tell you that you had to eat their food 6 times a day? And did they hold a gun to your head? NO so in reality its your damn fault!!! If my son seen a Commercial where someone jumped off a house cause of gum or whatever silly thing and he did it....for one i would be wondering where the hell i was, and two i would be asking the dr's to check his head because well that was a stupid thing to do. I remember one time i got in trouble for something and my friends mom asked me if michelle jumped of a bridge would you do it to, My responds was well yes i would try to save her. Ya that was wrong answer LOL....either way i see it if YOU make the choice, then that is YOUR choice no one Else's therefore it is YOUr fault and no one Else's.

Answer #7:

Hell, I'm just a teenager, but my dad and stepmom do not teach this to my little brother.
When I was still impressionable by my parents, my dad spoiled me way to much and almost never said no, but I had my mom to teach me personal responsibility, and the fact that i could live without the newest toy.
But after they split, my dad married a teacher (you know how they can be), and they had a kid. So he has my father, who buys him more stupid toys than he can count, and my stepmom, who never makes him do anything. He cries all the time and scratches, spits, hits kicks, when you expect him to do ANYTHING.
I have plenty of anecdotes, but he is six years old, and if I ask him to clean up something he spills, first he says no. When I insist, he runs. When i catch him, he starts hitting and scratching until I let go, then runs to his mother , who says he thinks it is gross. She asks him if he thinks it is gross, to show me that is the reason he wont clean things up, and he just says no. She laughs and cleans it up for him.
I know im only 15 and probably don't know too much about parenting, but if I ever have kids I'm gonna hold them responsible for things.

Answer #8:

Yes, ultimately we are going to be the ones who suffer from our own mistakes (hopefully). So if you don't check your air (ALL instructors will tell you to do this also) and you die underwater or get the bends on the way up, it's kind of your own fault if you didn't check. (Even rich, spoiled people will have to do their own dying.)

I think lawyers are largely responsible for spreading that sentiment around. I mean who wouldn't want to get some kind of compensation if it were available. Not that it's morally right but when the law supports the act, you can see how people would want to jump on the bandwagon if it comes their way.

Answer #9:

I think it's also a US thing. I'm Canadian and we don't sue half as often as you guys do. It's not that popular here. We all have at least a little bit of a laid-back attitude and that helps us avoid the messes you guys seem to always find yourself in. (Tax Evasion, Spousal Cheating, DUI)





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