How would you define a "bad kid"?

Question

I think often times parents critique their children too much. I mean, ignore the little things! If they're doing well in school, not abusing drugs, not being promiscuous, etc. let them be kids!

Answer 1

this is not a question

this is your opinion

and people have the right to raise there kids

how they want to

Answer 2

I think a bad kid is a bully , harms animals, destroys property, curses teachers and other adults. Threatens, steals....

Yeah... there is such thing as a bad kid.

Chatty- regardless of the reasons a child is a bully- chances are he/she will not get help (as I have seen over the years) and the bully will continue to bully and at what point do we stop and say "They are just bad." If we blame parents for everything- then how can we blame crappy parents when it's just learned behavior from their own parents? Make sense?

While I do see the common bad parenting -kids not listening etc- that is clearly the parents fault. Bullying starts out that way- from bad parenting- but usually and more than likely it will only escalate and from that point forward- the kid is rotten. I had friends growing up that stole things from me- bullied me- lied-destroyed property etc. Those kids grew up to be dysfunctional adults that had kids of their own. Their kids would be lucky not to end up bad.

Answer 3

if you meant my brothers you would know they were bad kids they stole cigarettes smoked drank got high on dope got into fights broke windows doors jumped off bridges got in trouble with the law have s*x with younger people brother is 24 sleeping with 16 year old. smart mouth and no respect for anyone that is a bad kid

Answer 4

I don't believe there is such thing as a "bad kid" I think kids can sometimes be influenced by bad things, or misstreated which can cause them to act badly but I do not believe that kids can be bad unless they have something mentally wrong that takes away their emotions and consciences. I think everyone has good inside unless they are abused, have something wrong with them that makes them bad, or are the devil. (:

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Answer 5

i wouldn't call any children bad kids really.

i know you may think this is a strong view coming from a 14 year old girl but look at it this way, children cant necessarily control their actions and their morals and opinions come from their parents, just think about this, your mother drills into your head eating meat is bad thing from birth to teenage years and doesn't let you try it your not necessarily going to try meat, you'll be hesitant. If your parents have had a divorce that's a hard thing to go through and could effect your personality temporarily or have effects on you during later life. my opinion is to that everyones actions is due to other peoples input to them.

I think i started to ramble a little :)

Answer 6

UM.........................................

Answer 7

i think a bad kid is someone who has no respect for themselves or others. that is a pretty wide range there. kids will do things that bother you or maybe are not right, but it doesnt make them bad if they learn from a situation.  

Answer 8

Yeah I think you're right. Some people seem to complain no matter what the kid does. They are never going to be little clones of their parents, so just let them get on with their youth or they will resent you for it.

Answer 9

There is no such thing as bad kids. There are bad parents. It drives me mad when parents complain about their child's behavior, which 9 out of 10 times, THEY created because of the way they parented. Like parents who allow their child to get away with something and then complain that their kid doesn't listen. That;s not a bad kid, it's a bad parent.

To the person who said a bad kid is a bully...do you even know anything about bullying really? A bully is most often a kid who is insecure and has low self esteem. Usually because their parents ignore them or put them down or use harsh punishment that makes them feel bad about themself. The way they boost their own self esteem is to tear others apart because it makes them feel better about themself. This is not a bad kid, it's a kid who needs help, again it's bad parenting.

Answer 10

I know a man who worked with emotionally disturbed children all his life.  Some of those kids would have been considered "bad" by most definitions.  In spite of years of dealing with the worst possible kinds of behaviors, this man still saw the potential in every child. He was frequently heard saying: "There is no such thing as a bad kid. There are only bad choices."  

With this attitude he was able to succeed in teaching nearly all of  those "bad" kids to make better decisions. That's pretty strong evidence that he was right.