Accountability

When we look into the dictionary for the meaning of this accountability; it tells us: responsible or answerable. Which tell us that accountability means to be responsible for our actions, and be able to answer for our mistakes. With that well clarified, would someone try and please explain why so many kids feel that they should not be held accountable for their actions.

If you answered parents and society you are so correct, society lets kids get away with so much that they feel that it is the right or privilege to be excused. It all comes back to actions and consequences, as a youth I knew there were consequences for lying, cutting class, failing to do homework or forgetting to my chores. Today society tells us we cannot send a child to bed without feeding him, or if he doesn’t pay attention or is not doing his homework he or she has ADHD; or he was so busy he forgot to take out the trash; I could go on forever, since I feel as if I heard it all.

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While I don’t agree with physically hurting my child, I do feel that the little padding on our backside, was put there to help keep our kids in line, what I am saying is a swat or two is not going to mental destroy them. While time out works for some toddlers and young children, it doesn’t work all the time, nor will it work when it is not consist. What I mean by that, is if Jon, plays with the buttons on the microwave today, and you stop him, and put him into time out and tomorrow he does the same thing and you ignore it; there is no consistency therefore Jon is confused at what he can and cannot do.

As a child in elementary school, there has to be actions vs. consequences otherwise, what may seem like a small problem now, will only get bigger as your child grows older. Psychologist tell us that if we deprive our child of things they will grow up resentful; well I believe if Jon did not do his homework there should be no television nor can he go out and play. It all about accountability, teach our children that they are responsible for doing their homework, because the consequences will be taking away one of the activities he enjoys.

Today there are adults all over who just are not taking responsibility for their actions, and it can be seen in the super-markets, malls and especially in the schools.

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Teaching our children to be accountable for their actions just may be one of the hard knocks of life that will only make for a responsible adult.

A well known fact, here in New York City, many kids got passed from grade to grade, why because of the “leave no child behind”; that had been in affect. While this does avoid the child from getting upset along with his family, what are they learning? The child learns he can just doodle through school, and the family thinks everything is just fine.

Things have come a long way, and now they are focusing on such situations where if a child needs addition help they have an extended period at the end of the day. Therefore the child is being held responsible, while being given the chance to better him or herself, and the parents are aware that there is an issue to be dealt with.

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Accountability is hold a person to his or her word, actions or expectations and if they are not taught this at a young age, when they get older they will find that the world can be harsh, while really not caring about where they land.