2006-06-11 23:53:38 · 8 answers · asked by kath06phil 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Gee this question is going to put me in my place, lol that & it's a reminder how old I am =(
Let's see back in my early years, there were no cell phones and/ or computers but we had television & there weren't shopping malls with the indoor cineplex-theme park concept then.
So most of the time we hung out with family, friends more. Rent a book/ movie, rarely stayed indoors, relied on imagination/ creativity to spend time...
Modern days, my 10 year old nephew has a cellphone, a laptop and his 6 year old sister drops the F-bomb & curses like a sailor! Kids are obese, lazier, stay indoors and are glued to TV, internet, PSP, etc.
They take life for granted because everything's easy with technology nowadays which is sad.
2006-06-18 17:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by ViRg() 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that this is what you mean... when I was young you could play outside and no one stole you from your front-yard. When I was young doctors made house-calls. When I was young schools still taught spelling, grammar and history... instead of state tests. When I was young the only way that you heard the F word was if you were in a bar and NEVER NEVER on TV. When I was young people helped their neighbors after a hurricane. When I was young you could walk to school safely and not worry. When I was young no one talked back to their elders. When I was young sex was reserved for the bedroom and NOT the television. When I was young there was no microwave ovens. When I was young we weren't at war. When I was young if you said, "Hello" to someone they always said it back. When I was young the pregnant teenagers went to visit their aunts and did not attend a high-school with a daycare in it. When I was young the only ones with PCs were the rich. When I was young divorce was not a quick fix. When i was young there were no Reality TV shows. When I was young people usually put others first. (The sad part is I'm not that old)
2006-06-12 07:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by angelpockets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children of yesteryear's are to respectful to their elders,but these days are not.
2006-06-12 07:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by roncat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electronic toys. Kid use to play outside more. It was rare for a child to be a couch potato!!!!!
2006-06-15 01:28:06 · answer #4 · answered by PatChat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nowadays kids are too lazy to do their own homework so they think they can ask a dumb question on the internet and someone will do it for them..
Maybe there is someone out there dumber!! LOL
2006-06-12 07:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by simsjk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yester children: are mostly parents and working
now a day children: are mostly going to stay children for ever
2006-06-12 06:58:59 · answer #6 · answered by cat_k00tah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yester children good but now bad
2006-06-12 07:01:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
stfu.
2006-06-12 06:56:32 · answer #8 · answered by savagepepporoni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋