What are parents required to provide and what is a privilege to teens?

Question

In your opinion what are the basic requirement a parent need to provide teens with and what is a privilege for them to have and how do you get them to understand the difference and show them they need to earn privileges?

Answer 1

if you are SUPER MOM you should be able to read everyone's minds

Answer 2

required: food, water, shelter, safety, love.

privilege: money, cars, understanding, support,  

Answer 3

food, cloths, & shelter.

Answer 4

basic requirements a parent needs to provide a teen are having a social life with friends, maybe a little internet time to check e-mails and catch up with friends and etc. privileges would be staying out after cerfew, talking on the phone for longer periods of time and also that includes the internet and tv. privileges are extra so get them to do things around the house or reward them when they get a good mark. this encourages them to do better. i hope it helps.

Answer 5

I believe that parents are required to give their child a loving home, food, water, the privacy of their own room, and DISCIPLINE! They need security and support. Other than that, the child should have to work for what they want.  Children who are just given everything they want turn out to be disrespectful and do not appreciate what has been given. That's what's wrong with this generation. They're spoiled and can't take the answer "No."

I very much disagree with Sahara. Requirments to let your children be too social will only end up in teen pregnancies and drugs.

Answer 6

LUV SUPPORT AND DISPLINE  

Answer 7

by being a parent you should provide food, clothing, shelter, all the utilities to live, guidance and a few extras if the parent chooses..

it isnt considered a "parents requirements" its what we do to raise our children...

and if the teenager wants extras then they should earn them....we dont owe them extras we get them because we want to...

Answer 8

Love and support teach them how to get along in life things they need to know living skills laundry cooking balancing a check book budgeting your time and attention  and the obvious food shelter clothing and an allowance so they can learn to save and get the special things they want and that teaches them responsibility patience and appreciation.Teach them to help and care for others have good manners and respect authority and adults.

Basic requirements don't cut the mustard. 2 parents working so the kids can have all the fancy toys will teach them the wrong values in life and the parents don't spend the quality time that they need.My kids earned their own cars and they paid their own insurance and in our home everyone did their share of house work because that's what families do family chores  was not rewarded with an allowance they got that without fail but they did mow lawns and wash cars and shovel snow for neighbors for extra money.Take them to a homeless shelter to help serve food or to a nursing home to see what the elderly have to deal with it helps them appreciate their blessings and what life deals out.And the opportunity to learn at church. Good Luck We all are learning from our experiences.

Answer 9

The basics would be a room with a bed in it.  Food, basic clothing (not designer or expensive, just c**p from Old Navy or similar), transportation to school, health care, toiletries.  That's about it.

Obviously, love, support, help with homework and projects etc.

They should have to earn anything else.