Boy the differences in environment is astonishing. I though the other day about phones and wondered if libraries are going to become obselete. After all, how many teenagers or even adults read these days?
As for 10-20 year olds, now way can a book be chosen over a video game, horror movies and Facebook.
Television wasn't so bad because it generally depicted a suburban or urban home that honored values and cursing was never part of a conversation. The mosr selacious television was murder mysteries and then My Three Sons or Mayberry were more popular.
If you really thought about our society today, we are in real trouble. Marriages are not lasting because often we are moral degenerates or or not even taken seriously. It is a "throw away alliance" that ends sometimes without much thought (about as much thought as there was in deciding on marriage.)
Where do you think we are going to be in the next 40 years? I shudder to think.
Parents don't discipline, won't allow the schools to do the same and parents look the other way when their kids get into drinking, drugs and smoking without consequence. Young people are not being held responsible for anything. What kind of world are we creating?
Is there anything we can do to reverse this trend?
Yea, let the teacher's slap the shit out of them at school, burn all their video games and machines to play them on, don't let them drive your car or have cell phone until they're 18, make their parents pick them up after recreational sports instead of the coaches having to babysit until their drunk or drugged up parents arrive to pick them up. Expel them for making any threats against another student or teacher. Well there's more but fingers getting tired.
I don't recall administrators or teachers slapping the shit out of kids being a problem. However demanding they experience consequences for repeated offenses in school was effective. Once...told what you are doing is wrong and why. Let the parent know there was a n issue and ask if they could talk with the student at home. Second time...remind them of the earlier conversation and further offenses will be met with a consequence. A consequence taking away a privilege and finally a paddling will be the reminder that fits the bill.
Everything in moderation friend. Video games when homework and chores are done. No four hours or up till 2 play videos. Teach the kids that those privileges are fun and should be done in moderation...no one plays golf everyday istead of working or hangs out at the bowling alley while you forget you work at home.
Parents have picked up their kids from recreational sports and it was a handy time to bond...why wasn't the parent there already?
Drunk and drugged up parents have consequences too...or should have.
You have listed many ways as parent can ignore their responsibility just as they allow their childen to do the same. Thank you for your help making my point.
