People under 23yrs, what are adults doing wrong?

Question

I have grown up children 18 - 22yrs. Fortunately they have turned out pretty good. But I know I did lots wrong, as a parent and an adult. I've just watched a TV show where kids are leaving schoold, not working, fed up. I know from the media and other sources that this is not isolated to Australia, but in one form or another is international. For all young people, I want to listen, I want to know why young people feel the way they do: about their situation, about their society, about their frustrations and how we adults come down on them (if you feel we do). Help me to know what we do wrong in your world. Then we (adults) might be able to make it right. Thats my hope anyway.

Answer 1

First off, I think adults should teach their kids to love learning. If they feel smart and special, then they're going to keep wanting to learn. Also, a lot of the time parents decide to enforce all sorts of rules and restrictions. Less of those would make kids feel less stifled. Honestly, kids don't want their parents to dictate every move they make. They know their parents made mistakes, but they don't want to hear about it. Kids would rather be out there doing and making their own decisions. But also, they want their parents to care, and to be their friends. They want to know that they can talk to their parents and not have their parents be disappointed in them and judge them. After all, you were kids once, and you made mistakes too.

Another thing is the fact that adults now-adays seem to not care about the world. In my view they don't feel like they can do anything to change anything. (I'm an american, so the whole american democracy thing is coming into play here.) There are so many wars, and nothing keeps them from happening. No one seems to care about anything anymore. It's not just limited to us. There's this whole world apathy going on, and we can't understand it. It has to end.

I don't think it's only going to have to be "adults making it right.", either. I think that's part of the problem right there. Kids have to have some power too. We all feel hopeless, I think. There are no rights, and nothing that we really can do. It's a "our world versus your world." At least, that's what we're taught, what we're told. We have to live in this baby world and follow its rules until we're old enough. I think what adults don't get is that we're always old enough, and that we see a whole lot more and know a whole lot more than adults realize. We may be smaller, younger and a little bit inexperienced, but we can learn, and we're able to do the same things an adult can, mentally, but only if we're taught to think that way, only if we're taught that we can do or be ANYTHING, and that we're all geniuses, that we can have an affect on the world. Only if adults realize that it's not an "us against them" but a great big WE.

(I'm 18)

Answer 2

I'm 23 in a couple of months, and I think parents should watch the company of their children when they are groing up...you mix with bad, chances are ya gonna be a lil' warped...it's impt to keep the company of good...

Answer 3

Alot of my friends have parents that are WAY too strict, they wont let their kids go out, have fun and make their own mistakes. One of my friends have been trained to tell their mum everything like, i dunno, your friend told you a dirty joke or they stayed up past their bedtime, so they have to tell their mum and then get grounded, its stupid i think that some parents are way too protective.

Answer 4

i was raised good and have a good job nothing wrong from my parents.... maybe the success is due to the love and discipline i was given...

Answer 5

i am youg,10 a hubby n 2kids, but i finished what i needed to n now im great, unfrt.. there r those who dont, we can justr hope they will