When I ask a lot of adults in an older age range I found out that their values changed because they had kids. They began to value their children more and decrease the level of their other values. So why is it that different age groups value different things and why?
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2007-01-04 21:20:40 · 3 answers · asked by sl33piazngurl 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
At different stages of our lives we have different preoccupations...For example while a kid you will probably value your game friend and things you know about and as a teenager you will know more and other things will occupy your mind so you will find values among those and as a parent of course you have your mind on your child mostly...So that's why it changes...
2007-01-04 21:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents often change what was once considered valuable to them, because they may not want to lose out on the time spent with their new child. If having alot of material possessions were most valuable. This would keep the parents very busy, and they would need to work long hours to attain these things. Thus the child will be neglected. And maybe resent the parent later on.
When parents make sacrifices, they show their child what love really means. The child will learn what is really valuable. That is the family.
When people pass the Bloom of Youth, they start to see that the party is over, and they need to grow up. So values will change while they grow older. It is just something we all experience in life. When you reach Grand Parent Hood, you start to see that what you have accomplished in life is good, but what really matters to you now, is the family.
You want to end life knowing you did good things, and not just have things. I would rather have the time spent with my family, and grand parents, then any amount of money or inheritance.
When I was younger, I did value the making of money as very important. But now, I value the time I have seeing my children grow into adulthood, and the time teaching them. They only grow up once, and that cannot be redone.
Children will value what the parents value, they absorb their surroundings. Let's give them something great to value, our love.
2007-01-04 22:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
values change along with the level of the person's maturity, experience, memories and upbringing. some of my values have changed because the old ones don't work in my life anymore. other values i've modified to fit my changing life style. its called adaptation
2007-01-04 21:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by oldguy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋