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There are many signs that parents aren't doing a good job as parents.  All you have to do is look around at the millions of people living out the results of their own bad parenting to know that.  Take a moment and look at these ten signs and evaluate how you are doing:

Ten Signs You Are A Bad Parent

If you don't know where your child is right now,
you are a bad parent.

If your child is obese,
you are a bad parent.

If your child has a television in their bedroom,
you are a bad parent.

If you don't know your child's friends,
you are a bad parent.

If you tolerate disrespect from your child verbally or physically,
you are a bad parent.

If you promise consequences for either good behavior or bad behavior and don't deliver,
you are a bad parent.

If you don't teach your child about money,
you are a bad parent.

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It's a damn shame that parents have turned their children over to the television, the internet, their cell phone, the school system and their peers to raise them instead of stepping in with the firm hand of love to control the upbringing of their own children.

It's a damn shame when television shows are made about people who think 18 kids is a good idea (the Duggers) and about self-centered, egotistical brats with 8 kids (Jon & Kate) and about single mothers on welfare with 6 kids who have 8 more kids (Octomom.) More than that, it's a damn shame that people watch them. Or if you want to really feel good about yourself tune into ten minutes of Toddlers and Tiaras. This horrible show about parents dressing their two and three years old like strippers to win a "beauty pageant" is without a doubt the most disgusting display of stupidity on the planet. Someone should horsewhip these ignorant wastes of skin who call themselves loving mommies and daddies and take their kids away from them before they screw them up beyond repair!

It's a damn shame when you spend more on your cup of coffee than you do to feed your child a healthy meal. (Not a Happy Meal - a healthy meal.)

It's a damn shame that 25% of teenage girls have an STD. Parents, where the hell are you?

It's a damn shame that daddies are too uninvolved to teach their little boys how to be men and to teach their little girls what a man is.  

It's a damn shame that mommas let their little girls become obsessed with the shallow and the superficial. Parents have to display the behavior they want their kids to exhibit.

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Larry Winget is our guest bloggers during the week of January 11th. If you have any questions for Larry Winget, add a comment to any of his posts. Here is some more information about Your Kids Are Your Own Fault: A Guide for Raising Responsible, Productive Adults:

Straight-talking, bestselling Pitbull of Parenting Larry Winget says "This is not a fix your kid book. It's a fix the way you parent book. You owe it to your kids to parent with a plan!"

Being a parent is the toughest job in the world, especially with the increasing number of negative influences and pitfalls facing our kids today, from childhood obesity and out-of-control celebrity culture to the dangers of the internet and credit card debt. Larry Winget has never been one to shy away from tough truths, and what he says here may well be difficult for some parents to swallow: we are in the midst of a crisis with our kids. Kids today are over-indulged, over-entertained, under-achieving, and under-disciplined, with a sense of entitlement that is crippling society. And the real problem is that parents aren't paying attention to what's going on. If they were they would realize that most kids today barely read and write, except with their thumbs on their cell phones!

Well-behaved, respectful kids are the exception, not the rule, and for the most part, parents are to blame. Responsible parenting is about beginning with the end in mind and parenting with a plan. But most parents have never stopped to consider what kind of adult they want to raise. They have all this fun creating a baby, but they don't have a plan for the end product.