Are Children Entitled to "Freedom of Speech?" To what Extent TonyaTko Asks Parents

After hearing something, my mind has been toiling over this question regarding children and freedom of speech. Are they granted the same liberty to express themselves freely... to what extent? Is it okay for them to express themselves as long as you dont find it disrespectful? What if you dont find it disrespectful, but others do?

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[TonyaTko]

@paolaura08 In the amt of time you spent here commenting, you could have watched the video :-P

-Tko

[WomanInTransition]

Children are entitled to freedom of speech as long as respect is maintained. The very first time that child gets out of order the parent should address it and let them know it's unacceptable, it doesn't matter if the child is 2 or angry, disrespect from a child is never ok. When I noticed my 3 year old's mouth was becoming unruly I had to jump into action. I compromise with my kids; I respect their opinions, but they understand that in the end my word is law.

[ladycamm]

yes they should, we should correct them when they get out of line !

[masic88]

i know this much: too many parents have gotten "parenting" wrong.

and to complicate things further, is Individuality.

every individual's unique biochemistry, and innate-brain patternings, that predispose them to certain behaviours, bad and good.

and there's not even a intergenetic-coded instruction manual that plops out of the womb with these little monsters, that says what to do and what not to do, to get "X" result, or "Y" outcome.

:-).

[Tcsei]

Appropriate behavior is NOT age-dependent; misbehavior in a 6-year-old is the same as misbehavior in a 56-year-old. Damaging others' property is wrong at any age. Antagonizing people is wrong at any age. Giving children a free-pass just because they're young makes just as much sense as giving a 36-year-old a free pass just because they're an adult. Whether or not you understand what you're saying doesn't make an offensive statement any more acceptable.

[EbonyEthereal]

she forced me to do what she wanted me to do, but there was no niceness or even politeness about it. so when i got to the age where i started get mad at my mom for things, i reacted to her the way she treated me when she was mad. i said wat i wanted to, didn't care if it hurt her feelings, and forced her to listen to me. she never apologized for hurting my feelings, ever. now, even though i love her, it feels like an obligation. the respect she forced out of me did not transfer 2 true respect.

[EbonyEthereal]

i have no kids yet, but i just stopped being a "kid", so i guess my opinion is valuable in a different way. i think that how a child turns out is 20% their personality & 80% parenting.

i was raised by my mom. she's the type of person who is polite and even friendly in social situations, but temperamental, petty, and disrespectful to ppl she lives with. when i was younger, it wasn't my problem bcuz it all fell on my dad, but i was aware. they argued about EVERYTHING, and used any word they wanted

[tub01044]

you have to teach children how to disagree respectively, but the parent has to have respect for the child so that they can learn to have respect for the parent. If you curse or yell at their child they will curse and yell at you. Your children will only be as good as their parents.

[mactrek2]

@TonyaTko She was 14 yrs. old at the time. In order to explain her rationale I'd have to explain the differences in Dutch education and the one in the US. Bottom line, her choice was based on what level she wanted to study at once she entered university. To better understand this here's a link to the Wiki site on education in the Netherlands. Hope this helps.

I tried to send you the link but YouTube won't allow it. You can just Google 'education in the Netherlands, if you want.

[ForgivingSpirit7]

(Part 2) @TonyaTko -- When I was in elementary school, I was the only black female in many of my grade school classes with white teachers who treated me different from the other students. This was during a time when parents/students did not question teachers. If I were that young student all over again, knowing what I know today.. I would not hold back on questions that should have been raised and things I could have said to protect myself.