Effect of Bad Parenting on Juvenile Delinquency: A Reflection

Children are the unpolished diamonds of the human society, who need experienced hands to mold them into a precious diamonds. It is the parents who rope the seeds of goodness into a child as a gardener rope the plants into the soil. A child’s heart is like an empty slate, for once the imprints are drawn, will stay there forever and play the most effective role in the foundation of a child’s character. Parents should up bring their children with love, care, affection and proper guidance. Ignoring or punishing a child during early childhood, will surely lead him on the path of delinquency. Therefore, parenting is such a phenomena that not only affect the mental and psychological well being of a child but also affects his/her course of action. This paper will provide a proper definition of bad parenting, signs of bad parenting, impact of bad parenting with the help of previous researches and will guide the parents how children should be treated so that they should remain away from delinquency. Suggestions for effective parenting will be discuss in the later part of this paper.