Poll: Most Americans Want to Criminalize Pre-Teens Playing Unsupervised

[BrotherIvan]

23. Very much agree

I heard a woman a few weeks ago claim that her child was her best friend and she was his whole world. He's 12. And so badly behaved that other children don't even like him.

Being a friend to your child means you are depriving him or her of a parent. No one else can do that, but they can and should have plenty of friends. I think so many people are afraid their child won't love them if they don't give in to every whim or let them do whatever they want. It's not good for kids. Kids need structure and guidance. They need boundaries of what they can or can't do or they feel aimless and lost. How will they ever gain independence, assuming that's what is supposed to happen. Many college professors are speaking up about dealing with children raised by the helicopters and it is not good.