is it our children's obligation to remove their family from poverty?

I don't think it's a childs 'obligation', but I do think it should happen. Let me explain. No child should be 'expected' to provide for their family. It's not their predestined responsibility to be the savior for their family, or their parents. Their responsibilities begin and end with themselves and with their future spouse and children. HOWEVER, I do think children should be raised with the mentality that family comes first, that families are a team, and that the child should FEEL like it's their responsibility to give back. I know if I were to strike it rich or win the lottery or harvest a bunch of money trees, the first thing I would do is buy my mother the ranch she's always wanted. Now my parents aren't poor, by any means. In fact, they're quite wealthy. That's not the point. It would be my way of thanking them ... of paying back what they've given me. I see it as a give and take. They gave their lives, their comfort, their social lives and their freedoms up to raise me and my siblings. They went through stress unimaginable to give us the best life they could. If there is EVER anything I can do to show them how much I appreciate them for that, then it's my responsibility to do that. I've raised my children to feel the same. That families work together, and families take care of each other. I would never expect my children to provide for me, but I would hope it's construct in their minds that they should if they need to. Hope that made sense.

It was up to me as the child, to bring my family into this century and do all the upgrading.My parents were simply uneductaed and not interested in being.They would have suffered greatly if I did not do this for them.

Ciniful hit the nail bang on the head! But in a country like India with a huge percentage of people below the poverty line, some parents do expect their children to remove them from poverty. These people are uneducated too. They would rather the children earn money for the family than go out and study (even education is free).They know no better.

Parents need to let their kids make their own choices and decisions and mistakes in life because that's how they learn. If you keep helping them out then they'll never learn how to handle their own lifes. So no. I don't think it's a families obligation because the children need to learn on their own and making mistakes is a part of learning.

IN my views our children don't have any responsibilities to remove their family from poverty...the parents have a big responsibility to give a good future to their children and in return it's up for the children to help their parents because at that time they are old and could no longer have jobs of their own for living...

No it is not the responsibility of children to ensure the family do not live in poverty. The parents have a responsibility and if they expect children to earn a livelyhood for the family, they are not worth to be called parents.

In no less terms it should be made clear to the chidren that it is their responsibility to come up in life and all support and help should be given to them till they reach the state. If this is not done , they tend to be careless and do not realize the need for becoming responsible citizens. I do not think one should hold the children responsible for supporting the family to wipe out the poverty.

Heck no. A child may remove him/herself from poverty but the parent should do it for themselves (and possibly their children!) Since when is it the child's responsibility to take care of their parents? Is it possibly a cultural thing? I know in some places children do feel more obligation towards their parents...