I know that the general perception is that conservatives seem to prize personal responsibility more than liberals, but common sense tends to go out the window with some people when dealing with their children, regardless of their political philosophies.
You think having to deal with kids playing tag is tough? Try taking kids out into the woods, away from soap, water, and flush toilet facilities. Then let them work with knives, axes, saws, fires, ropes, etc. all day, have they eat their own cooking over a camp stove or wood fire, and finally have them sleep outdoors in much less comfortable circumstances than usual listening to animals they can't identify all night, and see what (forgive me, but in actual practice almost always) the mothers' reaction is when they hear the stories.
Johnny got pissed off because his self-esteem was damaged when he lost the tag game? Imagine what you run into when Johnny has got a knife in his pocket and decides he can use it to re-establish his self-esteem. Because for some reason he's been taught (and don't blame the schools, this begins at home) that he has an inalienable right to self-esteem. I spend a certain amount of time trying to teach kids a lesson that, conservative or liberal parent, no one seems to have taught them: self-esteem and respect of others is something to be earned, not automatically granted. HOO HAH! What a revelation. ESPECIALLY to the parents.
"You know, Mom, maybe the real reason why Johnny is having problems with the other kids in the Troop is because Johnny's an asshole. Maybe if he wasn't too damn good to wait his turn at the fun stuff, didn't hide or tell people to buzz off when it was time to wash the dishes, and didn't run his mouth constantly about how great he is and what dumb-asses the other kids are, the other kids would like him. Of course, this would require you to tell him to keep his mouth shut and do what he's told or you'll take away TV and video games for a month or so, which I doubt you've got the guts for."
The most delicate job I have in my unit is telling parents that their kids' problems are their kids' fault, not anyone elses. No one wants to hear it, and a lot of people fight it tooth and nail. Damn.