Kids need a lot of help and support expecially from their parents and peers. Without guidence, they will most likely make the wrong decision about somthing, like drugs, sex, or anything else along those lines. Even at my age, I still need help from my family on certain situations. If they weren't there for me when I needed them, honestly, I think I'd have been in a lot more trouble than I get in now.

SexiStu,
You, me , him ,her.... whomever should help kid because they are our future. So, if we don't help them what will the world be left with we our generation is gone. i mean if we don;'t let them know what we do then the workd will less better off than it already is.

Sexistu, I'd like to see where you'd be without any "help"?!?! Do you think you would have even survived?? I doubt it. What your basically saying is to leave your child, let's say on the side of the road, and they'll fend for themselves. Yeah, I'd love to see that. How can I child do anything without their parents or another adults help?? The truth is they can't! Someone has to TEACH you things for you to LEARN. Now, I understand guiding your child and letting them make their own mistakes and not doing every little thing for them. But guiding is basically the same thing as helping!! Without a little "help" we would never survive!!!

Children need all the help they can get because if they don't have the help they need they are at a greater risk of getting hurt or killed. If we don't help children out then they most likely won't be able to grow up to be respectable citizens. They'll think that since nobody bothered to help them why should they help others?

First of all, don't dis people for their views, it's rude and a waste of time, energy and eyesight.

For those who think if children are helped, they will be "sissies" I would like to know how you came to this decision. And what exactly is your definition of "sissy"?
Someone brought up the point that if you coddle (baby) a child they will become dependent. I agree. There is a fine line between helping a child, and doing it all for them.
Obviously, all children need to learn the vitals. There has to be someone to teach them. But after that, a child needs to explore some. My parents were very good about guiding me, yet allowing me to mess up and figure things out for myself. Even now, I only ask for help after I've tried a couple solutions to the problem (and they havent worked) or if it's a matter of morals etc. (after all, you learn your morals either by following your parents or going the other way)
Some children may need a lot of help, some very little. And because there are a million different ways to help, it all depends.
But to say that no child needs help, you are sadly mistaken. I would hate to see the next generation be ignorant and helpless because we turned them down.

Marine16, you said we should only teach them to walk, talk, read, write, math, soc. st., and science. What about trust, love, acceptance, and kindness? I had to be "retaught", so to speak, to trust and love again. I'm being taught how to deal with my emotions and that it's ok to cry. All the things that I was taught (or not taught) as a child have built up and made me who I am. Unfortunately, that's not the person I could, and should, be. So now I have to go back, layer by layer, and rework it. I said before my parents were good about guiding me, but not at teaching me how to be a well balanced person. And believe me, I could've used a little help on it. So no, the academics aren't enough. But your general idea is true: "you can't force kids to learn" and you shouldn't try, but if they ask for help, you need to give it to them, even by not helping, because they deserve it.

To all you people who think kids don't need help, you're out of your mind. Let me ask you this? Who taught you to talk? Who taught you to walk? Who hlped you get dressed when you were younger? Who fed you? Did someone not teach you these things? Did someone not HELP you with these things? Do you supply your own roof over your head, your own food in your stomach and your money to pay for all the necessaties in life? Who taught you all the knowledge you know? (Although here, I think that is lacking). Everyone needs help, especially as children or else we cannot grow into individuals.

I agree with you in a way so I decided to post this. You should go to this thread that i started called "over populaiton." its almost the same kinda thing. you should check it out. you might agree with it:

http://boards.youthnoise.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=742299645&f=383295355&m=8834066291

BUT, I am also the one who started the post "Its only one CLick" because I believe hepling is good. So everyone should go there too and help:

http://boards.youthnoise.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=742299645&f=693295355&m=4274043291

I have been studying people for quite some time now, and I'm beginning to think, that some of them really won't help anyone unless they are paid in some way.

Perhaps this is right?, I don't know.
we only have our own ideas and our own perceptions to go on. I myself rather enjoy helping people (young and old), but joy can be a form of payment. if I didn't enjoy it would I still do it?....I can't say...I would guess probably not though.

So, in the end we all take and we all give to some extent. whether people give happily or even without realizing is beside the point. if you take away all emotion, a parent and child become two strangers doing business.

--Void

Okay. Did I miss something here? Most people here seem to be bashing helping others (No, not all of you). I'm just a little confused because of I thought the point of YouthNoise was to get word out there about doing GOOD things. It sounds like most of you are putting down helping out those who could really use it.

The only thing children need to learn is how to walk, talk, read, write, do mathmatics, history and science. These are the only things a parent should force their kids to learn. Everything else a child should learn on a volutary basis. Nothing has any value is there is no effort made to attain it. It is only after hard work, suffering, and sacrafice that a child will ever learn any values, knowledge of morales. If a parent forces a child to learn anything it is useless to the child. Maybe everyone should stop and think. Then they would realize that you should only care about yourself and care for the fundamentals for your children.

kids need help in alot of things but i do agree with you on one thing they do need to fend for our selves but they do need help along the way.

YOURE ONE HORRIBLE LITTLE BOY

sexystu is right all you f***** crackheads no it if a kid is a looser why help him

children who receive a lot of love when they are young grow up to be much more secure than those who don't. You (i'm talking to the starter of this thread) must not have gotten enough when you were little, or you would have a different attitude. Please go get help. You need not be so bitter.

Ok who are u emman? Anyways u got good points and this sexistu girl or guy should really get help! If your own child was hurt or something whouldnt u want them to be safe and get help? DO YA?
THANKS
aNd
GB

as Phoebe3 said, you do have some good points. just try to express your thoughts more carefully. try to be more sensitive of other people's sentiments.

i agree that children need help. we all need help...in many different ways and aspects of our lives. but this doesn't mean that children who are being helped will become totally dependent and would not be able to stand up on their own feet. they will be able to stand up if some people help them and teach them how to...in the right way.

God bless you...

Whats wrong with u people no matter what kids will get beat up just cause other kids are mean! Kids need help before they kill!

cascaya, chill. I agree with you that they are not completely capable of handling themselves but perhapps if only they were taught how to deal at an earlier age they wouldn't have to worry about being bullied or being the bully

ok for once, children cannot defend themselves the right way, espcecially if they are being teased bullied etc, thast how colombine and other school shooting sprees started, they OBVIOUSLY diudnt get help and decided to take it into their own hands..... see what happens???? children need our help our advise to become responsible good human beings not drug addicts or criminals!! YOU MORON