I think so. When I was little, I would go out in the backyard, all by my lonesome, and imagine for hours.
It seems nowadays that imagination is a dying asset in the youth of America today. It's sad really. There's too much TV, Video Games, Computer Sites, and other electronic junk to sap their minds. I always make sure I get outside for two hours a day, just to keep my mind fresh. Even in the winter, I'll go for a run (people think I'm weird for doing that).
2006-12-14 07:23:19
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answered by jessi.swimchick 2
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I dont thinks are losing their creativity, I just think they are too quick to follow the trends of someone else's creative side instead of doing their own things.
Responsibilities...they have to be given some first, and then taught from a young age. Parents now days try to hard to be their kids friends and not parenting them. If done correctly, you can be both, but your kids need to know that our jobs as parents is to raise them to be responsible adults and not the thugs, tramps, and low achievers so many parents are teaching today. Kids mimic what they see at home, so if mom and dad are not achieving, there is a a very slim chance their child wont either.
Oh some do make it out, but those are the ones relying on their creative minds.
2006-12-14 15:41:22
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answered by â¤??? ?å???? 4
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Some people say that new technological advances are inhibiting children's creativity, but I disagree. Creative people of any age have an innate talent and desire to use it. Some people's brains are simply wired in a way that lets them see the multiple possibilities in a situation, or to look at things in an artistic way. These people will always have the desire to create, perform, write, etc. Technological advances will not curb this creative spirit. Instead, it will provide new ways for the arists among us to express themselves. As for responsiblities, it depends on the individual.
2006-12-14 15:31:41
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answered by Anonymous
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I think so. Everything today is so regimented. Structured education and strict guidelines are just going too far.
My niece is 3, and a very smart kid. She could practically read by age 2. But, the creativity was just not there. I remember watching her and my son, who is a year younger playing with a big wooden puzzle. She was so focused on putting the pieces exactly where they went, that when my son took 2 of them and began to bang them together (like they were cymbals) she freaked out. My son, is not nearly as advanced educationally as she is, however, in the creativity department he is through the roof.
I also noticed she is not required to sit at the table to eat, this I found interesting, there was no discipline in place for her to do so. Any mess made was left for someone-else to clean up.
This does not only apply to 2 and 3 year olds but kids in their 20's. My sister is 28, and has never had to live on her own, if she is late on a bill, my parents pay it for her.
Why? I don't know.
That is why they call today's youth the entilement generation....
I believe it is parents today are trying to make life for their kids different from what they had. I won't. I believe in earning your way, making your own mistakes and picking up after yourself. I don't force my son to read. I read to him, if he insists. We see plays, dance troupes, and even concerts. I took him to see the "blue man group" best thing I ever did.
I knew he liked drumming, the beat, the different noises he could produce experimenting with different objects around the house. So now
he has managed to express himself in a way I was not expecting a 2 year old to be capable of. He recognizes and can associate himself with the music, it is something he understands, even if the words are not there.
You have to look at the child, not all are the same and you cannot judge them all to the same standard. My son may not be able to read, but how many 2 year olds do you know that understand music and rythmn.
Hell....after one dance exhibition I took him to... he figured out how to tap dance.
Go figure?
I just want to see what happens to these children when they are adults....there is going to be a huge wake-up call.
who knows.......till then...drum on!
2006-12-14 15:43:27
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answered by Tanya N (thesingingbeaner) 3
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Yup! Too much TV. Of course, that's what they said a generation back, and the generation before that as well. Oh yeah, that would DEFINITELY explain the lack of great movies, books, and art these days.
As far as responsibility, that depends on the kid and the parents, but in general, yeah, kids don't have much sense of responsibility or initiative these days.
2006-12-14 15:25:17
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answered by smoot 3
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My Son is upper class men at his High School,he excels in that department. however: when it comes time to his responsibilities at home. He asks for payment for his time. we tell him room and board in his payment aside from allowance.
I have notice that in general that you are onto something. I feel at times of what will come of this country when all common sense has faded away to the past.
2006-12-14 16:53:39
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answered by BONES 4
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indeed, TV has killed kids creativity and ability to create their own thoughts. Everything else is created for them.
2006-12-14 15:41:30
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answered by satouqi 3
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