Why do you think that kids today are growing up faster than they should?

Question

Do you think it is the school system's fault, the parent's fault, the community's fault, or a combination of all? How can we fix it?

Answer 1

Television, and no control over what they are allowed to watch.

Answer 2

They are desperately tryingj to learn what life is all about from adults who don't want to have anything to do with them.

It's the community's fault - kids spend far more time in their neighborhood than they do in school. They spend far too much time on busses. Parents can only instill values - it's the rest of society that validates (or invalidates) those values. Too many kids go through their often short lives never learning any values acceptible to the society at large, because that society at large has nothing to do with them.

Answer 3

It has a lot to do with society and media. TV portrays those sitcoms that people watch and are affected by, which can lead to such people copying them or considering such a life normal. It's subtle at times; people don't always realize it. Media and society has told us what is culturally/socially acceptable and what is the norm. Younger children also want to act like their elder siblings, who copy off of others or what they see on TV and such. And some elder siblings don't care as to what their younger siblings see or so.

Today, we're told that having a boyfriend or girlfriend is important, looking beautiful and thin is a must, and cellphones/i-pods are the norm. It's like you need to have such things or be such things to be culturally/socially accepted. For example, being a girl and not shaving, like if you were to have a mustache, is frowned upon in American culture. However, in other parts of the world, it doesn't matter too much; you're too concerned about getting food and water to live by.

I'm actually only fourteen though. But I haven't grown up. In fact, I was just hugging my teddy bear. I sit around and listen to Japanese music. I like spinning and twirling around, and messing with my mom's makeup but never actually wearing it. And want to make myself look like some poreclain doll wearing a fancy dress. o-o' In the end, I don't want to grow up in certain aspects. Let me enjoy the innocence and joy of childhood, at least, when I'm alone.

Answer 4

Television and the general society we live in. How in the world can you even suggest the school system would have anything to do with it? Parents are responsible for the formative years of their kids.

Answer 5

people like r kelly. tell me what young person doesnt have access to a radio in america? ill answer my own question about .003 percent. now, u kno how easy it is to put something in a young persons head, after little girl listen to a song on the radio later on she walk aroung singing 'im a flirt' and later on she think its cool to flirt with guys, and later on she start having sex with guys wen shes 12, which is good news for r kelly. if u kno wat i mean

Answer 6

I know nothing about the growth of children in this time period, they do seem to mature faster.