Why do parents most of the time dont trust their children when they are right?
151831
*Shrugging my furry shoulders* Rents have a bad habit of thinking age/experience makes them the all knowing one. And often are right on things.\n\nBut one can never get trapped into that thinking (as I remind myself often with my own pups) as that leads to stupid mistakes...
201091
The problem is that it's not the baby's fault if its mother lied, or its father was gullible, or whatever.  Child support rights belong to the child, and the mother in this case never had the authority to waive them or bargain them away. Support of children is pretty much an absolute duty of parents; prospective parents have to factor that in before deciding what to do or believe.
354954
I have the philosopy of don't trust anyone and it is usually true.  Just because they are related to you doesn't mean you should blindly trust them.  Trust is earned, not automatic.  You've learned the same thing lots of people have in that area sadly; never trust anyone to not pull something over on you.
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.
144397
It depends how the relationship between the parent and student is. You know all those drug commercials about the bossy parents who try to control the lives of their kids? I have seen by experience that those parents usually create the problems that they are suspecting, because the student thinks "If they already think I'm going to do drugs / sneak out / etc, why not just do it?" On the other hand, parents who are open with their kids, and firm but fair, and give good non judgemental advice usually have a pretty good chance of influencing decisions.
1049224
parents have their own reasons for doing so, just trust them and love them, be glad that u still have parents, you wouldnt know how it feels when they're gone.....
267129
That's an interesting question . . . I think it's becuase of the enormous investment in money, energy, time, emotion, etc.  Parents don't want to see their kid "screw up" becuase they want to see their "investment" payoff. By that I mean they want to see their kid become happy, educated, successful, etc. That doesn't mean that parents know what their doing, but it does mean that right or wrong, they typically do try.\n\nBut there's another theory that claims that we're just animals that instictively take care of children because we want to pass on our genes to the next generation.
1138634
some parents have struggled with children lying or overreeacting at times and something like a killer in the room seems like a total overstatement.  Most parents will try to tell their child that there isnt an dit is just like their imagination bcuz they crawled into bed the night b4 with parents to find out that there are no 'monsters' under their bed.
359717
I am assuming here that your daughter is in her teens but even if she is older it is in everyone's hearts to show their parents that they are independent and capable of making decisions for themselves. Any efforts by you to tell them they are wrong can only drive them harder to prove they are right. I think it is time to let her ride this one through. No matter how much your heart aches to see her obviously making a mistake, you are going to have to bite your tongue and put some trust in the good things you have taught her. If you have done right by her and taught her well she will come to her senses...  Fighting her will only push her away.\nTough call I know, but again... have trust in the values you have taught her....
955586
No I don't think people love their children more than in the past.  It takes a lot of selfless love to teach your child to do the right thing no matter what.  Over protection is not love.  In my opinion it is parents giving in to their own fears and neglecting their duty to their child.  I think todays children have overwelming things to fear and the parents job is the same as it always was.  To give them the tools to overcome these fears.  I love the tv shows that teach parents how to parent.  The love has been and always was all a parent had to give.
704355
It is always difficult to know growing up that a parent was absent sometimes a child blames themself but it is important for the people in there life remind them that it is and will never be there fault and that they are loved no matter what.  I found out when I was 13 that my father that I grew to know was not my biological father because my mom cheated on him while they were married.  It was not easy but with time you learn to understand that these things just happen.  Unfortunately, it's more common for a family to be different than the old standard.  My neice which I adopted will never know her real father because my sister never told him she was pregnant before he left and we have no idea where he is and as terrible as it may be to say she may be better off.  I have always believed that a father has the right to know there children but he was a crack head and terrible to my sister.  My sister was in a bad place also and she lacked the intelligence to care for a child so my fiance and I adopted her she is now six and she knows that she came out of my sisters belly but we are her mom and dad and she is a great kid.  A beautiful, smart, well-mannered and fun child.  I believe as crazy as it is things like this happen for a reason I believe I was meant to be blessed with her and give her the life sho would have never have.  And no matter how hard it is for a child to understand why things like this happen God has a plan for you, trust it!  Life is not easy but remember this:  If God brings you to it he will bring you through it!  You or any child for that matter will be fine with out a father it may just hurt form time to time.  Everything will be ok it gets better trust me.  God Bless!
562763
it's not that they aren't trusted exactly, they are just considered more unreliable than other witnesses.  they can be easilly coached by parents or their descriptions of events may not always be based in reality (which in my opinion is a problem most adults have as well)
290938
If I had a penny each time I ask myself the same question...\nSadly most of the time is the same family and the social circle that show the kids the ways of prejudices, even people wake late in life and see that is wrong, while we are kids our parents trying to protect us shows to avoid people that are different or don't behave like they think is normal or acceptable.
389882
It's because parents have a tendency to deal with their own shortcomings through their offspring. They will correct past mistakes(in their own minds) through you! Good Luck and I really hope it works out, but, if they push you too hard, just sit them down and tell them calmly to GET YOUR OWN LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nHope this helps!\nglenn
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.
338960
I am not sure if people are ever going to be honest with their children.  They just think that their children can not handle the truth so they lie about these fake people.
9371
Parents can be pretty weird about their past. for one thing they don't want to give you any ideas that they are less than perfect... They never made mistakes or did silly things.\n Just don't bug him he will tell you things when you least expect it. I have told my kids things about my childhood and they freak out. One daughter will actually cover her ears at times and she is 31. Geez