Poll Says Poor Parenting to Blame for Violent Behavior

When kids turn to violence, often the parents are blamed. The recent violence in Virginia has many people pointing fingers. A recent poll by the Family Education Network shows that 32% of respondents blame “poor parenting and problems at home”, as the factor most responsible for school shootings. Other reasons were: 15% cited mental illness or copycatting 18% felt easy access to guns and/or violent media images was to blame 20% said that God is missing from the classroom 15% blamed trouble with teachers and classmates Being a parent is hard and it’s sad that some people blame the parent … Continue reading

Dad Pulls Gun On Son’s Coach

Can someone please explain to me how we parents can expect our kids to play nice when some of us have not learned to do so? Take the recent case of a Philadelphia man who pulled a gun on his son’s football coach because he was upset over the amount of playing time his son was receiving. The 40-year-old father was charged with aggravated assault after getting into a fight with the coach. During the altercation the irate father pulled a gun but thankfully there were no injuries. Now mind you, this was a game for 6-and 7-year-olds. At this … Continue reading

More Comments On Violence In The Schools

I wasn’t planning on a three-part blog on the issue of the rise in violence in schools but when I read the paper this morning, I found a few more interesting comments that I want to share (if you missed the earlier blog, go here.) One caller said we should lockdown the schools. Her kids attended school in Michigan and once the school day got underway, they locked the school and in order to get in, a visitor had to ring a buzzer. School personnel then looked on a monitor to see who it was and if it wasn’t a … Continue reading