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

A popular debate topic among the masses is whether the guardian of the child is accounted for punishment for the wrongdoings of their ward. While

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topic is very sensitive, I agree

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are responsible to make or break their children’s life. Let me explain my position in the below essay.

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, any newborn

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are the

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teachers, and they have a herculean task to teach values, tradition, culture, respect etcetera to them.

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school teachers

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have a responsibility, but the major part of information and knowledge sharing starts from home. There will be many instances where a child will cry or be stubborn to get something which he desires, without bending down to the pressure,

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the demand needs to analyze and

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a decision needs to be taken whether it is really required or not. A common household example is when demand is made from younger ones for Mobile phones and we all know what the majority of us do.

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, teenagers nowadays will not listen to instructions and experiences shared by their mother or father and will get into trouble which starts with keeping the bad company of friends, late-night parties and getting intoxicated illegally.

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, there are examples where guns were carried to schools which have resulted in mass shootings in educational institutes. The responsibility completely lies with

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to keep a watch on the activities of their children until they get matured. For any misdeeds done by schoolgoers,

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do share a lion's share of the crime committed. To conclude,

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should be punished when kids break the law, I

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propose a holistic approach from society. I reckon with one old Indian formula "Love them till the age of 6, Be strict till the age of 16, and Be friends for a lifetime."