In your opinion, are naughty children always the result of poor parenting or are some children naturally so?

Question

In your opinion, are naughty children always the result of poor parenting or are some children naturally so?

Answer 1

It's a 50/50. Children are naughty, however, being naughty in your presence and not being afraid of you is poor parenting.

I am sure Bull's kids behave or else they will be getting a lecture along the lines of "I am not one of those parents that spread the teachings of liberal dogma to his kids, therefore I will moer the kak out of you if you behave like savages."

Answer 2

I dont think its poor parenting exclusively. There is only so much you can teach a child... as for what he picks up outside your care, you cant always control that. Kids are far more aware than we give them credit for and if you're victim to their manipulation, they will get away with murder evertime.  You cant always choose their friends or what they pick up from school or anywhere else...does that make you a bad parent? You cant seriously raise a child in a bubble...sooner or later he's bound to be exposed. bad parenting anyway leads to rather bad children and there is a difference between being bad and naughty. Children are allowed to be just that, children, and being naughty comes with the whole package. It makes for good memories either way....

Answer 3

Some kids are just rebels naturally. You can try taking them to the best schools & instilling values in them but they just turn out bad later on in life. Maybe peer pressure or trying to fit in makes them turn out bad- i really don't know.

Answer 4

I do not have children yet but I want at least 4 children. Boys are usually naughtier than girls. But I will rather have this naughty, mischievous boy than one that sits and reads all day long.

Answer 5

I think that some kids are naturally naughty, boys especially are curious and like to push their boundaries. I have no problem with that and I have a lot of fun running around with my friend's boys because although they are naughty and get up to all sorts of mischief they do listen when it is important and they do have manners and they are really loving kids.

However, I do think that some parents are to blame for out of control kids. The number of temper tantrums I see here (US)still shocks me. Mainly the way the parents react to this behaviour  ... the other day a child (6/7yrs) in the Disney Store was pulling all the clothes off the tables and screaming that she didn't like the t-shirt her mom had asked her if she wanted. Her mom just told her to choose another one then her dad offered the child a toy and she snatched it and threw it at her mother. She ended up getting a big pile of stuff and they left everything on the floor! I didn't know where to look.  This was just one of many incidents...and if the parents don't placate the child they yell at them and tell them how stupid they are and then drag the screaming child by the arm. It is no wonder that Nanny 911 is so popular here.

Answer 6

Bull I think they are born like that. I have 2 children and treat both of them exactly the same. My daughter is an angel, she is such a good little girl, always .........my son, on the other hand gives me grey hairs, or rather he is the cause of me getting grey hairs. He is a total hooligan and as naughty as the naughtiest child on earth. For example this weekend we were at a game reserve, after I told him a hundred times NOT to touch the electric fence, what did he do.....he touched it. His father told him not to shake a can of Creme soda in the car as it will explode everywhere, so what did he do, he secretly shook his sisters can .......We told him to be very quiet in the underground animal hide, so as not to scare the animals at the waterhole..........so he roared like a lion, or tried to and chased all the animals and birds away......He is 4 and I promise you I can write a book about him, he was BORN that way.

Answer 7

I dont think it is always caused by poor parenting but often it is the cause. Some kids have adhd which cause them to act "naughty" but its not always the parents fault. I think too many people try to point fingers but in some cases the parents do a great job

Answer 8

Children will take a change, given half a change, and they learn through discipline,example and the influence of friends  - you can't tell them to do what you say, not what you do, and believe me they are quick to spot a weak spot and use it to their advantage, so you as a parent must teach them right from wrong, respect for authority and discipline them if necessary

Answer 9

definetly poor parenting

Answer 10

Children are active, and curious. They learn by watching and experiencing

some children are deemed 'naughty' because they copied the actions of certain individuals, and it is the parent's responsibility to make sure that the child learn from positive influences.

So, yes, parents are responsible for naughty children.

Answer 11

Some kids are born with a "defect"....

They are totally different from their siblings, and are exceptionally naughty.

Usually not as a result of their parents.

Answer 12

Trust me they are naughty by nature ! Somehow ,I can not perfect the ''eye'' thing my mother used to do ! One look from her and you knew ''jou gat sal Londen skree ''! or even better "nou jou k@k baie ''!

Answer 13

i don't know were it comes from, but naughty children normally get further in life then the quiet "sweethearts"

if this is true all three my boys will be brain surgeons

Answer 14

Not really... it has many factors for a child to develop that way. Although how he was raised by his parents could affect his personality, environmental influence (that includes his friends, acquaintances, and experiences in life) could also play a big role.

Answer 15

That is a tough one! I've seen some kids being really naughty because of poor parenting and I've seen parents also try everything, with a nice balance of discipline and their kids are just naughty.

In my experience I've also noticed that the eldest child will not be the rebel and the younger they become, the naughtier they get. Somehow I think paretns just seem to lose their grip as time goes on. . .

Answer 16

All children are evil by nature... without discipline, the children just continue being evil into adulthood.

So yes, I believe it's the parent's entire responsibility.

Answer 17

Poor parenting.

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To Heavy D and Co.

Naught by nature.

There is no such rubbish.

The environment we grow up in determines who we are.

The next thing we are going to be told that criminal are born criminals.

People are going to start excusing their failure as parents by blaming it on nature.

Parents must take full responsibility for the behavior of their kids.