There are many contributing factors that lead up to the senseless act of violence, which might have been prevented if Kip’s parents had recognized how disturbed their son was. Should parents be more involved with their children’s everyday lives in order to maintain healthy relationships?The very first time when parents bring home a new born a bonding starts. A child is nurtured and raised with love and praise, but in some cases children do not live up to parents’ expectations. This seemed to be the case with Kipland Kinkel, Kip didn’t live up the standards his parents had set for him. They expected him to be like his sister, but having a learning disability made it nearly impossible to be everything his parents wanted him to be.(The Killer, video)His parents sought a variety of solutions. One of the many solutions was that his parents kept Kip back in first grade. Kip then stumbled through the third grade where he would study for spelling test, but not pass them. So his parents made him study harder at home. Kip showed no sign of improvement , but he was compelled not to be a disappointment to his parents. The parents tried to show him they didn’t compare him to his sister. It was hard for them to do that because, even in the home videos, his sister would do something thing and then Kip would try and not succeed. (The Killer, video)Kip’s parents didn’t take the right action to Kip’s interest in violent weapons. When Kip was young, his parents wouldn’t let him play with violent toys or things on that order. This may have led to Kip’s obsession with guns, knives and bombs. He didn’t get the need for this items out of his system when he was young . Kip started asking his father for a rifle around the age of twelve, and his father was a little weary about the idea Abendschoen 2of him having a gun. So then came along Kip’s twelfth birthday and being the good father he...
