What to do about disrespectful youth? Youth who are "too big for their britches", ignorant & loudmouthed?

Question

Yes K, I hadn't forgotten I was a teenager once, in fact "I had my own apartment when I was 16, a part-time job and I attended high school full time".

Answer 1

Well, no child nor teen likes to be looked down, scolded, or disregarded. We don't like the fact that no one takes us seriously (even if we are naiive and not right.) Never will or has a child enjoyed "being slapped on the wrist with a ruler."

If you talked with us in a nuetral, non-aggressive way, then hey, we do like to have mature conversations. If you don't like when kids act out then you should never add fuel to the fire by saying something offensive, rude, etc.

We teens like to experiment and try different things to see what is right for *us* and what isn't, so little white sins is just God's way of helping us become better people.

I am not good with religion, but I am trying to put this in a way you might understand, but the teenage years is meant for a time when teens sin so when they grow up they will know what is right and what is wrong, but teens are not one big sin. Teens need space, so they may only need adults guiding them if its really necessary.

Might that help?

Answer 2

No, it actually just comes down to failure at parenting. I'm 15, and I don't generally enjoy the company of other teenagers - I'd rather "hang out" with elderly neighbours at neighbourhood parties, and with 40-year old friends of the family. All because my parents rule.

Answer 3

okay i'm a youth and you always hear people going on about how disrespectful they are towards older people. its not really true young people do amazing things now to help others but of course people dont look at the positives that they do!how is he/she being disrespectful to you! adults are so bad for saying that something so stupid is disrespectful to them! you talk about the old testament law but times have changed so much since then!! people used to be treated so bad back then! these things dont happen anymore!

Answer 4

Before the 20th century, disrespect was very rare because parents rarely coddled their children to the extent they do today; if anything, they were exposed to many things before they were ready. Modern youth don't have experience, but they are in greater numbers than ever being denied the means for proper introduction into the real world; this is why they are disrespectful. There is a reason for it, and people should not shrug many of these kids off as not having a reason. There is a major crisis with logical consequences in the developed world. Instead of being held accountable for their actions, they have everything done for them, and then later refuse accountability because they know that if they were held accountable they would not recieve any of the rights that come with those responsibilities, which in the end is due to a large number of parents who neglect what they know is best for their kids in favor of what they would feel best doing, that is, continuing to treat them as if they had not grown up at all. Teens are immature because that's what they were raised to be.

Answer 5

Well if it is your own children, it is mainly in how you raise them, teach them early to respect thier elders. If it other children / youth, there is not much you can do about it these days, but you can talk firm with them.

And we adults should try to be good role models as respect is a 2 way street. Even if the youth look like they don't care, they are still watching us.

Answer 6

Too many youths are being brought up in households without a father. They lack the fatherly influence that normal families have. Also two parent families where both parents are working and the child has no particular adult it can look up to.

These children look to their peers for father figures and role models and gangs are created. These children have no respect for authority. They roam the streets creating their own entertainment.

To just blame youths for loutish behaviour will not solve the problem. Ignoring the root causes is short sighted. I blame modern society and the part feminism plays in the destruction of families and the family home.

Empowering women to go out into the workforce has to be to the detriment of children, who are left in the care of strangers. All this rubbish talk about quality time doesn't wash. Children need their mums, dads and extended family to partake in their upbringing.

So, my answer is stoning them won't help.

Answer 7

it comes down to a lack of parental interaction and the fact that kids don't get their *** spanked like they did 15-20 yrs ago. They've taken God out of the schools and discipline as well. Its just going to get worse as time goes on.

Answer 8

They'll get older and become disrespectful adults and hopefully be tormented by disrespectful youth. Not all adults should be treated with respect if they show no respect for others.

Answer 9

Must be what Andrea Yates was thinking.

EDIT:- Yes, I'm quite aware of the Andrea Yates case and what Postpartum Psychosis is.  I also know that part of her delusions included the idea that she needed to murder her children and give them to God before they could lose their innocence.  She thought that they were sinning, and she was a bad mother.  Compare her to John List.