News, Advice, and Tips for Parenting Teenagers

Sometimes, as a parent, it feels as though your rights concerning your kids have all but vanished - especially when the kids become teenagers. Where, before, questions about friends and activities were answered without much fuss, your kids become teens and suddenly those questions make you the bad guy. In response to this inevitable switch, a group from California put together the Parents Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.

"This Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities was created by a group of parents, educators, counselors, law enforcement personnel, and an assortment of community leaders - collectively known as the Tri-City Substance Abuse Coalition - in response to questions and concerns expressed by parents in their community."

The list includes such things as "the right to be treated with respect" and "the right to demonstrate we care by occasionally verifying or spot checking our children's whereabouts." Though this Bill of Rights may not be integrated into the Constitution, it nevertheless serves as a reminder to both parent and child that the parent has certain "unalienable rights" - regardless of the child's age.

Labels: communication, respect, rights

Posted By: Aspen Education Group