And what are you doing to change it?
2007-03-31 07:56:00 · 26 answers · asked by aminwiththeoutcrowd 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I'm being a good person even though everyone else isn't and I'm thinking before I act and not making stupid mistakes. I listen and respect my parents
2007-03-31 07:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by Maggie 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Screwed up parents are probably the biggest problem with "kids these days." We raised them to be what they are for the most part. And what am I doing to change it? Pray. And help my kids raise their kids as much as I can without interfering, and be totally honest with them about my shortcomings as a parent myself.....and openingly and honestly tell them what I would do different if I had it to do over. But quite honestly.........I think there's nothing wrong with most "kids these days." They are a different generation, which makes them different than us, which makes us think something is wrong. The generation before us wondered what was wrong with "kids these days" when we were kids too! lol!
2007-03-31 08:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It seems that most parents nowadays either don't have the skills needed to raise a child or just don't care what kind of havoc their children are wreaking. The parents attitude is "let someone else worry about it!". Also there just isn't enough discipline for children.
So the question you should really be asking is Whats the matter with parents these days?
2007-03-31 08:02:50 · answer #3 · answered by SidTheKid 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Overindulgence and lack of meaningful responsibility. Being kept indoors too much. Not enough exercise. Bad diet: poor concentration and all sorts of behaviour problems.
What am I doing about it? I have only 2 children, but everyone who knows us can see that my kids DON'T get lots of expensive toys and clothes, that I have high behavioural expectations of them and that I demand that they "help out" at home even at the ages of 3 and 5. They also have to help in the garden and to help on walks, eg. collecting wood for a beach fire, picking berries for the freezer, etc. It is important that the things they enjoy are also seen as responsibilities, so that responsibility doesn't just become a dirty word.
People can also see that my kids are allowed freedoms theirs aren't, eg. to get dirty and to play in the woods, collect sticks and so on, and that they were let out of their pushchairs and expected to walk half a mile from a very young age (I used to get some local disapproval about this, I think). Other mothers also think I'm a bit fanatical about my kids' diet (I literally NEVER buy sweets, but occasionally let the kids accept a sweet from a friend).
You can't expect people to wholeheartedly follow your examples, especially if they see you as a bit fanatical, but it's starting to show good results, and people do notice. They have stopped flinching when they hear I buy toys (educational, of course) second-hand. They have reached the stage of accepting that my insanity is harmless.
I am also a primary school teacher. I'm only very part-time at the moment, so my influence is not very strong with the students, but when I get the chance I have always emphasised to the children that THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES for their own lifestyle, for their education, etc. It takes a few months to sink in, and this sort of influence works best if you catch the kids before about age 7 ("formative years", I suppose).
By the way, the money I earn as a teacher: on principle I don't spend any of it on getting nice-looking stuff for my kids. I put 40% of it in their bank accounts, and they know it.
2007-03-31 08:20:39 · answer #4 · answered by Fiona J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is wrong with kids these days is that parents are letting them have whatever they want. I know kids that are 8 years old and has a cell phone just because they wanted it. Parents need to set a limit for there kids on what they can have and what they can't have instead of just giving them everything they ask for.
2007-03-31 08:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by laugh_a_lot2005 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
when I was a kid, the oldsters figured the hippies were just
lazy work less lot -- my kids were in an era of pot heads
(that may not be over yet) -- I refer to it as growing pains
and predominately teen rebellion, I support my local sheriff
in not letting younguns slide past responsibilities and donate
time and money towards worthwhile things to help keep idle
hands from getting into problems (i.e. Scouting, 4-H, Little-
League along with youth community projects)
2007-03-31 08:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fashion designers make clothing that makes kids look like they are trashy little woman, I find it terrible. For boy's wearing there pants half way down there butts I think they should have someone walk up behind them in public and just pull them the rest of the way down and embarrass them. Maybe they would think twice about the way they dress. For there attitude thinking they are the boss NOT in my house, not my son I make the rules and he goes by my rules or the s_it hits the fan! They are so worried about dating at young ages and it's rediculous, they can't even enjoy there childhood!
2007-03-31 08:03:15 · answer #7 · answered by Tigerluvr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that kids today have their own generation to live by. I can only invest on the good qualities I learned and earned from my folks when I was younger and to pass it on to my kids.
2007-03-31 08:01:12 · answer #8 · answered by angel 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know they all dress and act too old. I'm tired of seeing 13 year old girls dressing like 25 year olds!
My kids will not be allowed to dress like that.
2007-03-31 07:58:39 · answer #9 · answered by KarenGus 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What wrong with you,you were a kid to, so back off
2007-03-31 08:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by bishopterrell@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋