07-01-2003, 09:16 PM
I wonder just how much the parents failures have contributed to the problem. The articles go out of their way to point out the prevelence of broken homes, and disfunctional families. Many times those kids are just acting out to try to get mommy or daddies attention. That said, I'm not sure what the answer is, but I know that it doesn't involve forcing your child to lay on their face for 18 months. I think if the parents had, and maintained a relationship with their children it might be a good start. I'm trying real hard not to be one of those parents that wakes up one day with juvenile delinquents in my house, wondering what I did wrong.