All this coddling, "You're so unique and special! You're like no one who has ever existed! You can do anything you want when you grow up...be an astronaut or a singer!" Hello? There's almost 7 billion people on this planet...You wonder why there's so much fundamentalism in America with all this propaganda. If they don't have society to make them feel special, they need more God or at least more people telling them how righteous they are.
2007-04-09 16:47:19 · 30 answers · asked by Tira Me A Las Arañas 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In America you can be anything you want to be. That's the American Dream. We've all seen it happen, people who believed in themselves and worked for what they wanted. They knew they had it in them usually because someone was there giving them moral support and confidence. Sorry if other countries don't have that opportunity. I guess that's why so many people keep trying to get in here.
May God Bless you.
2007-04-09 17:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, would you rather they are told they're stupid, useless, and ignorant? How far will a child get if they're told things like that? It has nothing to do with society at large making them feel they can accomplish anything - it starts with the parents. Righteous won't get you a good job, righteous won't make you successful. Healthy self esteem will. Would you rather we treat kids like crap and tell them to be righteous, or tell them they can do anything and be happy with who they are? I don't see how telling a child that they're special and can be or do anything they set their minds to is coddling them.
Glad I'm not a child of yours.
2007-04-09 23:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I am not babied. My parents do tell me I can do anything if I set my mind to it and I try hard at it. I know I will fail at some things I already have failed at many things. My parents tell me that I cant be good at everything and I wont be. If it is something I really enjoy then keep trying. I may or may not make the cut. As for the need more God part. I need God to keep me going. God cares for me and He loves me and I love him.
2007-04-09 23:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by Hipeopleiamhyper! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not "babying"-it's encouraging & thinking that the cup is half full instead of half empty. I would rather have a child who has so much confidence in all their existence than a child who did not.
If you think this is propaganda, then propaganda it is, but in America baby you CAN be anything you want to.
2007-04-09 23:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trust me....my parents didn't do that, and I don't either....my sisters, however, have some very "unique and special" children...so much so that at 10:00 at night my sister came over to get her 3 yr olds scooter out of my back yard, because the 3 yr old wanted it, and my sister just wanted to keep peace at the house....
2007-04-09 23:57:23 · answer #5 · answered by 123..WAIT! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your unique and special. your a great person. God loves you . if you put your mind to it you can do anything you want to do.
Doesnt it make you feel good to hear that? if you hear that often and with love you believe it and it makes you feel good and makes you have better self esteem and strive to be a better person so you will continue to act better.its not propaganda, its love and respect for your children.
2007-04-09 23:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't agree with the God and righteous part, but I do agree that we coddle our children way too much. That is part of the problem of why things are the way they are. It's not a bad thing to punish a child, or to say no to something they want. It builds character. Make them work for something, don't just give them it because they want it.
2007-04-09 23:51:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
What do you want them to say to their kids? "you fat little american swine, you'll probably grow up and spend all your money on the lottory after you get knocked up at 13" yeah that's a great way to encourage your kids to grow up and work hard. Atleast by coddling them you can encourage them to actually work hard (although I must say there's coodling and then there's excessive coodling which encourages kids to not do anything becuase they'll grow up to be queen of America)
2007-04-09 23:50:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
I am not an American, but I believe treating children as children is a good thing. Loving parents always tell their children how special they are regardless of their nationality. To not do so would be to not love their children.
2007-04-09 23:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by serialcoyote 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed this "babying" behavior too. Its such a shame because when the kids grow up they will think they are the most precious things in the world and others will not think so. Im not saying that parents should act like a drill sergeant but there's got to be a line between reality and fiction. My friend's parents have done so much "babying" that now she has decided to drop out of college in her junior year to pursue a career as a super model. The girl is my friend and I love her but she has as much chance as Rosie O'Donnel. But her parents keep saying you are beautiful and you can do it.
2007-04-09 23:55:28 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋