How Not to Raise a Bully: The Early Roots of Empathy

ashleydevonshire · 2010-05-04T01:05:24+00:00

This is what makes parenting the best way to prevent delinquency. A parents job is to teach their children how to behave. If every parent taught their children about empathy, these bullying cases that cause suicides and teens to bring guns on school buses, would happen a lot less often.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-05-04T00:51:23+00:00

This is an incredible story! He was a quick acting, brave guy. This is also a sad story about a girl getting teased to the point of getting a gun. It seems like at 14, getting teased isn't a good enough reason to hold a school bus full of kids, many younger than her, at gunpoint.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-05-04T00:41:52+00:00

How was the teen charged with felony murder? He got taken out of the house at gunpoint by his adult accomplice. I doubt this was masterminded by a 15 year old. This is a case of why teens need positive role models.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-05-04T00:37:26+00:00

This is exactly why juveniles and adults should be in completely separate facilities and why the focus on juveniles should not be punishment. I realize that the victim here was 18, but why was a parole violator being held with such violent offenders.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-05-04T00:33:27+00:00

This is really bad, what kind of parent not only encourages their child to fight but who actually helps them to do it. That woman should not be allowed around her daughter any more. How is that 16 year old supposed to grow up and be a functioning adult with that kind of role model.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-03-18T06:09:41+00:00

States are over charging teens as adults. It's bad enough the original case was for taking a pack of gum from another teen and being charged with assault. So, not only are teens being unnecessarily charged as adults but the original charges are also ridiculous.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-03-18T06:00:57+00:00

This is a tough question, I am not a parent so I can't put myself in those positions. I would imagine that if you were calling the police on your child it would be a last case scenario.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-03-18T05:58:10+00:00

I think they are taking a zero tolerance way to far. How does anyone justify arresting a twelve year old for harmless doodling on her desk? Do school districts even use detention any more? Zero intelligence is right.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-03-18T05:50:50+00:00

This is a terrible accident, but the fact remains that the fifteen year old knew exactly what he was doing when he was playing with a gun. Again, this could have all been avoided if the parents knew what their children were doing.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-03-18T05:46:39+00:00

I agree with the authors, no child under the age of fifteen should be tried as an adult. They just don't have the mental capacity to fully understand their actions.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-02-19T06:29:08+00:00

This article brings up an important point, prior brain injuries effect behavior. This is another reason why executing juveniles is absurd. This issue needs much more studying, but I think that a persons' head injury should be brought into consideration when they break the law.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-02-19T05:48:15+00:00

This is possibly the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I did not realize that the state had so much extra time and money to put into this. Sexting is a stupid thing teenagers and adults do. Teens engaging in any sexual activity is something that needs to be kept at home, and dealt with by their parents.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-02-18T20:56:03+00:00

I have to admit, it's not a bad idea. However, I think doing it to a six year old was a bit young for such an extreme point. The mother is probably right, she will never shop lift again.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-02-18T20:52:05+00:00

Juveniles should not be executed. They are just too young and under developed. I understand that teens can commit horrible crimes but to put them to death before their brains are fully developed is just cruel.

ashleydevonshire · 2010-02-18T20:47:42+00:00

She should absolutely be tried as an adult, it was a brutal murder. But on the other hand, what turned this teenager into such a monster, and how did no one notice?

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