What's wrong with our youth? Is it a psychosocial disorder? Is it the parents?

[epchick]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Wow! What kind of neighborhood was your school located in? Geez.

Its not about the neighborhood...even schools in the "good" areas weren't perfect. You'll always have rotten apples in the bunch.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by epchick

Its not about the neighborhood...even schools in the "good" areas weren't perfect. You'll always have rotten apples in the bunch.

I know. I was only kidding with you.

What I bolded is SO true.

[cheerfulgreek]

I think normal behavior problems require praising for good behavior and punishing for bad behavior. I think for problem kids the strategy is slightly different. I think sometimes punishment can be ineffective. As children are punished (the ealier the better) they improve overall and begin to know how far to go. The problem kids would probably only improve slightly if at all. This is when I think it's time for the meds to be prescribed, or otheriwse we're looking at another highschool or college shooting spree.