should parents be held liable and responsible for children between 15-17 years old...?
83464
As much as they are for children of any age.  Because they are older, does not mean that 15 - 17 year olds are any less a part of the family or should be treated differently.
885630
Need more information.  Depending on who you are or what your relationship is to the person.  If your not a parent, it also has a lot to do with the opinion of the child.  Being that they are 15, they are older and can give the judge his or her opinion as to which person or parent they want to live with.
1053086
It is the responsibility of the parents to monitor and control their children's use of this site, or any other, in my opinion.\n\nSome of the younger members of this site are valuable contributors, and should not be banned.\n\nIf you don't want your children here, keep them out.\n\nIf you see abuse here, report it, regardless of what age you think the poster might be.\n\nIf you want to keep children away from anything related to sex, drug-use, foul language, etc, you'd better keep them home from school, away from TV, and off the streets, too. Sad but true.
61017
i say the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of parents.  If parents taught their children right from wrong, If parents didn't automatically side with their children instead of teachers, and if parents exacted consequences for their children's behavior,  children would develop common sense.
525729
Depends on the parents... can either be very traumatic or no big deal.\n\nBe sure to LEAVE THE CHILDREN OUT of the arguments
311810
Hi, I'm from Carolina, and I'm not sure if there is a law for that what you asked. I think common sense plays more a part than anything. I think it is safe when a child reaches 10-12 years old. Of course there are 10-12 year olds who are dependable, and some that are not, I think it depends on your kids. I know of a 12 year old who was in daycare because his mom couldn't trust him enough to stay at home and not burn down the house, or let strangers in while she worked. Generally around that age, they should be able to stay home by themselves until a first shift working parent(s) come home for the evening. Most of the time the child is only there for 2-3 hours alone before an adult get s there, which is not bad. As a child with both parents working, I remember staying there for an hour and a half until my mother got off work. We walked home from school, me,my brother and my little sister. My bro was the oldest at  10, I was 8 and lil' sis was 5 or 6. We were good kids and me and lil' sis listened to our bro. We would not answer the phone, go outside, cook anything, or watch t.v (until homework was done) no tv until homework was done. He would threaten to tell if we didn't listen to him, and we did since he was the oldest and in charge. I am 28 now, and I'm still alive and well. That is my point. It depends on your kids! My bro was responsible at 10 years old, so my folks knew they could trust him to watch over his baby sisters!
85862
No. The childs father is responsible. But first how old is the child and the father. Its possible that the father's parents may have to pay for a while. Its also possable that the father may be put in jail. Depends on the age. A LITTLE MORE information would really be helpful.
63924
Parents are definitely responsible for their children's crimes if they contribute to them. A gun owner has a responsibility to keep it locked up, and if he does not abide by that responsibility, he should have to be punished for his part in the crime.
1180150
I'm an elementary school teacher (first grade and now kindergarten).  When you have small children with many absences or tardies, there's something wrong with the parents.  Small children need the help of adults to get to school on time.  In the case of elementary school aged children I would say yes.  When kids get to be teenagers in middle and high school, it's a  different story.  By that age I think teens should be responsible enough to get themselves to school on time.  Some kids purposely ditch certain classes.  In that case I don't think it's fair to hold parents responsible.  I think teens should be punished for ditching their classes.  Maybe they should be forced to do detention or Saturday school; if they continue, make the punishment even harsher.  Perhaps if you've been absent a certain number of days you shouldn't be allowed to graduate until you make up those hours.  Or maybe they could require teens to complete some sort of community service to make up those hours.  I think it's time that we make people responsible for their own actions.
941953
Not sure about legally....but I had my own apartment when I was 17...my mom cosigned the lease though...I would like to think that s/he is responsible enough to hang for a minute...I mean hell they are almost 18.
94284
Below 18, your rights are basically to have your parents treat you within certain limits, such as defined in "child abuse" and "child neglect" laws.  Your responsibilities are to obey your parents to the extent short of committing a crime.\n\nAfter 18, your rights are to do what you will within the criminal justice code and the laws governing civil responsibilities (tort, administrative law, and the like).  Your responsibilities are to pay your bills, avoid breaking laws, and care for any offspring or spouse you may have.\n\nAfter 65 (or so; there's a fuzzy area here), your rights are to collect social security, get discounts on lots of things, and be treated with a certain respect.  Your responsibilities do not, in substance, change from what they were when you were younger, except that nominally, you do not need to get a job.\n\nNow, that's a rough overview of the legal situation in the US.  More generally, I believe it is your responsibility to learn from the wisdom of your elders, and for elders to share their wisdom with the young.
901506
this is a very good question seeing as our criminals are getting younger and younger. i think that parents should be held responsible as a lot of them dont even know where they are half the time! but fines would be no good they would have to do some public service of some kind. it would improve parenting skills i think as they would do their damn best to make sure their kids behaved. discipline and morals are not present today as they used to be because like the police, parents rights have all been taken away and the kids know they have the upper hand, and can abuse the system and get away with it
249729
No, it's not entirely the parent's fault. Assuming that they raised their kids, the right way, there isn't much more that they can do.\n\nKids, expecially teens, can be very deceptive and hateful. I've seen kids that were raised in wonderful, loving homes decide to throw their lives away for no good reason. Every child is different. There's only so much a parent can do, especially if their child is determined to lie to them.
178287
They do this in part because they are not mature enough to deal with the real world.  I'm not being critical of them. I have too many problems of my own.  These "kids" were not taught a great deal of personal responsibility as children.  That rests squarely on their parents shoulders. Now they are having children and have less chance of teaching their own children responsibility.  It will likely get worse before it gets better.  Some day maybe parents will step up to the plate.
250901
No. Legally, you are responsible for him/her. Your only real course of actions would be to try and get relief of custody from the state.
245104
Whew! I agree with both.\nAs long as you don't have any issues against you.\nNotify the police, Children and youth, and your local Court house, and have the police go with you to grammies and take your child home.
122957
none\nthis should be left up to either the parents or the individual