Question Authority?

United States
December 2, 2006 8:07pm CST
Do you teach your children to question authority? Or do you instruct them to simply obey whoever is "in charge"?
2 responses
wiessied
@wiessied (646)
• United States
2 Feb 07
My kids will question authority they will also see how far they can push them.
1 person likes this
beautifulceiling
@beautifulceiling (1300)
• United States
3 Feb 07
When mine were little I taught them strict obedience to my authority. As they grew older, I gradually introduced the idea of questioning what they're told. Now that they're adults, I don't expect them to blindly follow anyone, including me.
lexid12
@lexid12 (68)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I teach my children to obey authority. If I didn't they would be out of control kids. Questioning authority comes later when you are an adult and mature enough to make the right choices.
beautifulceiling
@beautifulceiling (1300)
• United States
3 Dec 06
But what if the authority is wrong? Also, I know lots of adults who never learn to question it because they were not taught as children that authority figures are not always automatically right.