I Am Fascinated By Human Behavior

Do you think that the school shootings and other violence mainly comes from lack of discipline, especially parental discipline? One woman said that in our day (we grew up in the 80s) armed school officials meant a paddle not a gun. Lack of discipline is probably part of the problem but there's more going on than that. I told her there were plenty of spoiled brats in our day too, although it wasn't the majority like it is now.

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WindowSqueak · 31-35, F

I don’t really think any human behavior is new, just the tools we use. People have been people for a very long time- hearing about these things happening instantly nation wide is pretty new. To pin down a single cause is impossible- but the bad stigma of mental health treatment? Lack of treatment options? Fixing these things might go a long way.
Heck even better sex education so that kids don’t become parents before they are ready might help.
Parenting isn’t about harshness of the discipline- it’s about being constant. If the rules don’t change depending on how tired the parent is then the kid is better behaved. Stability- education- correction.