Parents Should Allow Teens to make Their own Descisions

"When they teenager gets into the world, he/she will be exposed to to all the proper social norms. Also, if the teenager gets into a difficult hole it will be the parents job to help them out. " A teenage is incapable of entering an adult world and being exposed/adapting to proper social norms. Teenagers are known to be confrontational of social responsibilities. My opponent also states that it is the parents job to help them if he or she gets into a hole which defeats the entire purpose of what my opponent is trying to suggest. My opponent is trying to suggest that letting teenagers, in essence, raise themselves while at the same time stating that if the teenager does something wrong that the parent should save them, thus defeating the purpose. How is it defeating the purpose? By letting the child attempt to adapt into an adult world or even making their own decisions without real consequence (the parents save them) the teenager learns that the parent will always be there to save him or her. "The teen is an individual in charge of their own life. The teenager would learn first hand what it is like in the world and will be forced to adapt to the hardships of life and make something of themselves." Sure the teenager may experience the adult world but without proper guidance – simply saying "do not do that" by the parent does not work which my opponent suggests by saying "given advice from the parents " - the teenager will most likely face drug usage. With the current parental guidance given to teenagers, even adolescences, drug rates have gone down. [1] Without any real assistance from parents how will these teenagers know any better. Drugs will most likely lead to a hole that is extremely difficult to get out of. Granted this is one scenario, I'll provide one more. A teenager girl who has no help from her parents may hurt their growth and view about how the world works. In today's society girls are generally seen as sex objects. A young girl being exposed to such views may end up as a prostitute due to the mentality that they are of no use elsewhere. – "My opponent says that the parents are responsibe for whatever their teens do according to the law. This true but the parents can grant the teen emancipation, which is perfectly legal and should be done.[1] " Again I must use my opponents own source against him. "In most countries of the world, adolescents below the legal age of majority (adulthood) may be emancipated in some manner: through marriage, attaining economic self-sufficiency, obtaining an educational degree or diploma, or participating in a form of military service. " [2] In order to accomplish emancipation certain requirements must be met. Just giving a juvenile(s) emancipation will hurt them. The quote above are all reasonable reason as to when a child is able to manage their own life. Without any of the above reasons the teenager is susceptible to all laws which he or she will most likely not be aware of, thus hurting them. "The world and life all together is in fact cruel even if the parents are telling the teen what to do. This is how the teen would learn from their mistakes that they would make. " I refer to my two previous examples about how being responsible for themselves may hurt them. Getting sucked into drugs or prostitution is not a good way to learn a lesson. More so some mistakes are incapable of being learned or even worse are so tragic he or she may end up in jail for a long time. There is one more piratical matter at hand... the teenager is sheltered. While being so young their under parental control and are, most likely, attending school which shelters them from the real world. My opponent thinks that just letting the teen make their decisions shows them the "real world." The real world only appears to those who do not go to school/out of school when you must work to live. Where your fashion sense and group of friends is trivial. Where your accomplishments mean nothing unless pliable to said work. Where their views on life are based upon inexperience and trivial ideas. In summation; Without proper guidance from a parental figure the child is in risk of being taken advantage of, notably females. Also the teenager may fall so far from help, whether it drugs or gangs, that he or she will be difficult to assist. A point of this debate is about parental liability which my opponent answered with a two lines without actually fixing the problem. Emancipation is earned not given at free will. Teenagers can not be exposed to the real world until he or she is out of school and from under their parents shelter. If he or she has either... little will be learned. Vote Con! [1] http://www.treatmentsolutionsnetwork.com... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org...