It is argued that the parents of children who break the rules should be punished in some ways as parents are responsible for the children's actions. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There is some argument that whether

parents

should take responsibilities and receive punishments for their

children

’s offences or not.

Although

I believe that

parents

are majorly responsible for their offsprings’

actions

, I still strongly argue that lawbreakers should be punished to some extent regardless of their age.

First

of all, I support the view that it is

parents

who should be punished when their

children

get involved in illegal activities because there are increasing cases of youth crime stemming from the lack of parental attention and care. These days, modern

parents

seem to devote all their time working and earning a living, which means that they have to leave their

children

for their grandparents or let them take care of themselves. Lacking love and education from

parents

can have some detrimental effects on

children

’s mental and psychological developments. To illustrate, many teenagers who grow up from dysfunctional or busy families are likely to have antisocial behaviours or use violence to solve their problems as a way to hide their vulnerability and sufferings.

However

, I still hold a firm belief that

children

who commit crimes should

also

receive deserving punishments.

Firstly

, when young offenders are punished with having custody or serving community service, they can deeply understand the serious consequences of their

actions

and feel regretful about their crimes. By conducting punishments, young

children

can be well-educated about the cost of crime committing as well as avoid making the same mistakes in the future.

Secondly

, if

parents

have to be responsible for all illegal

actions

of their offspring, it somehow creates a misleading perspective among

children

.

In particular

, they believe that every mistake they make has no influence on themselves since their

parents

will take responsibility for those wrongdoings.

This

,

hence

, would increase the rate of juvenile delinquency in society in the long run. In conclusion, I am convinced that wrong

actions

of

children

should be partly blamed for the parental duties, yet young criminals should be punished for their offences in order to maintain justice and the low rate of youth crime in society.