Question of the Day!

I have no knowledge of the case. So, what I reply is based solely on my thoughts as a parent.

It is entirely possible that the parent of a school shooter had little enough control over a child that they may do something like this. I concede that point. However, parents have a great deal of control over how their children grow and mature. They help shape them into productive citizens. This shaping is necessary because children are blank slates, they will do and say things from inexperience that could be detrimental to themselves or others. The parent's job is to guide them.

Children need things to do - sports, positive family involvement such as camping or going on trips, etc. Today, kids are buried in video games or social media. There is little familial interaction.

Another thing children need is discipline. I am not talking about carrying around a big stick to whack them every time they mess up, I am talking about boundaries. There are rules to life - learning the difference between right and wrong, how we treat family and friends, how we treat strangers, even more.

Additionally, parents need to realize that as a child enters its teens, its brain has finally matured enough to start putting complex thoughts together. This causes them to ask questions, push boundaries... and sometimes in painful ways.

When this happens, an invested parent should be there to provide guidance. If they are a helicopter parent (is that the correct moniker?), and have chosen to let society or the school take their role, you could see something like this happen.

So, could a parent share culpability in a case like this? Sure thing! But, as I said, I know nothing about this case so cannot comment on whether it is a fair sentence or not.

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