Driving out from home teenager upon reachinh the age of 18...

For me, I think it's not proper and it's not a good idea to drive out our teenagers from home when they reached the age of 18. Although some cultures are practicing that already, I very much disagree with it. We can teach our teenagers to be independent and responsible persons even if they are sill with us. At that age, they still need our guidance, love and care. If we will drive them from home, they might end up living miserable lives for they still don't know yet how to run their lives properly.

In my own opinion, parents are not driving their kids away from the home after reaching the age of 18. the children themselves were the one who decide to separate and have their own. They wanted to be independent, they want to have their own. That no body can tell them what to do, that they are free to make their own decision, that they can have a work and support themselves. I'm from the Philippines and it is not in our culture that children will go away from home when they are 18,, even when they are married some of them will stay with their parents. But when I come to America, I did realize that some children want independence at this age. They are not driven away but they themselves decided to have their own.

I would never sent my children out at any age whatsoever unless they want to get married, I it not good because a lot of these kids are not mature enough to support themselves and can fall into a lot of problems

I think leaving home at eighteen is fine if that is what you and your family want - many kids go off to college at 18 and then don't live at home again once they have gained that independence. Some cannot wait to be old enough to leave a bad family situation. Some are more mature than others, or their chosen profession takes them to where the work is, away from the family home. Nothing wrong with that. But to drive out your children regardless when they come of age, I don't think is right, unless there is good reason why this would be best for them. I am 35, married, and living in a different country from my parents, but I know if anything happened to my husband or my marriage, I would be welcomed home to stay as long as I wanted (obviously now at my age I would contribute financially to that) They consider our family home my home whatever age I am.

I think that some cultures encourage a child to leave home and be independent at 18. Both of our children still live at home. They both work and purchase their own clothing, cars, etc.... They are both putting money away in savings. Bu living at home they are able to attend college. It would be beyond their means to try and maintain a household while attending college. It would be beyond our means to maintain it for them. They had considered sharing a home with others their age but why should they. I like having them hear and this way they are putting money in savings so they can purchase a home once they have graduated.

i can see how awful the situation is but i guess we should look at the real picture here that every situation has its advantages and disadvantages.lifestyle in highly urbanized country is far different form developing countries.even in urbanized countries like United States of America, children were driven out from home when they reach age 18 they are still successful if they want to without receiving financial support from their parents because everyone in that place has the opportunity to find a work with good compensation.now try to see the situation in developing countries despite the effort of the family to send their children to school and spending thousands of pesos but ending in super low paying job or even becoming jobless and the worst living with their parents till they got married.the result?raising dependent children......