It is true that more and more young people are getting involved in crimes, and how to best address this critical issue is an ongoing debate. There are many ways to prevent youth crimes, one of which is better parenting skills; however, those ways need to be carried out simultaneously if they are to be effective.
On the one hand, parents are the closest people to their children and more likely to have an impact on their children’s behaviour. In fact, a vast number of youth crimes nowadays are the result of inappropriate child rearing, lack of childcare and education about crime alike. Therefore, it is totally reasonable to say that improving parenting skills will promise a decrease in juvenile offences.
However, education at home alone is not enough since there are a lot of kids who are not willing to listen to their parents. And children in this day and age spend the largest amount of time at school, and therefore are more likely to be influenced by their teachers or friends. For example, in my home country Vietnam, many high school students are susceptible to negative peer pressure. This usually leads to the increasing use of alcohol or drugs, all of which are primary contributors to crimes at this age. These facts suggest that we should introduce education about the consequences one may face when committing an offence in the school curriculum as well as help children manage negative peer pressure.
In conclusion, enhancing skills to educate children at home is a good way to curb juvenile delinquencies; but I think there is no one best way to do this as different measures need to be taken at the same time.
It is true that more and more young
people
are getting involved in
crimes
, and how
to best
address this critical issue is an ongoing debate. There are
many
ways
to
prevent
youth
crimes
, one of which is better parenting
skills
;
however
, those
ways
need to
be carried
out
simultaneously
if they are to be effective.
On the one hand, parents are the closest
people
to their
children
and more likely to have an impact on their
children’s
behaviour
. In fact, a vast number of youth
crimes
nowadays are the result of inappropriate child rearing, lack of childcare and education about
crime
alike.
Therefore
, it is
totally
reasonable to say that improving parenting
skills
will promise a decrease in juvenile
offences
.
However
, education at home alone is not
enough
since there are
a lot of
kids who are not willing to listen to their parents. And
children
in this day and age spend the largest amount of time at school, and
therefore
are more likely to
be influenced
by their teachers or friends.
For example
, in my home country Vietnam,
many
high school students are susceptible to
negative
peer pressure. This
usually
leads to the increasing
use
of alcohol or drugs, all of which are primary contributors to
crimes
at this age. These facts suggest that we should introduce education about the consequences one may face when committing an
offence
in the school curriculum
as well
as
help
children
manage
negative
peer pressure.
In conclusion
, enhancing
skills
to educate
children
at home is a
good
way
to curb juvenile delinquencies;
but
I
think
there is no
one best
way
to do this as
different
measures need to
be taken
at the same time.