Americans constantly celebrate children on the basis of them being children, not necessarily for good behavior...will it come back to bite us?
2007-07-06 10:12:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I agree about the discipline. It seems there is a direct correlation between the release of the song, "The children are our future" and the decline of discipline. Kids are getting snaps for being kids, good or bad. It's only good behavior that should be rewarded. Now, every meal, Saturday, movie night, etc, has to be a HUGE treat where the whole family stops what they are doing to entertain the kids.
2007-07-06 10:23:17 · update #1
I don't know if we have tainted ours, but we certainly have tainted theirs. We stroke their egos, tell them its OK to fail and we reward them for every insignificant feat. The everybody gets a Trophy concept has taught them that mediocre is acceptable and laziness will be rewarded.
We spoil them with material things and we starve them of attention. We don't expert anything from them and when nothing is what we get, we ask "Why?"
2007-07-06 10:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by trailer life 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! I am a teacher, but even if I weren't I would still feel this way. We don't expect enough of the children - I work with teens, and I also happen to be a religious person and one of my pet peeves is that we provide all types of training and education for them on sex, STDs, abortion, how to "do it" and how to recognize an abusive relationship and no real education on developing relationships, understanding feelings, and the meaning of sexuality. We educate the physical self but not the heart and mind of of our youth. And what happened to teaching youth to look forward to marriage and children - it seems we just teach them how to engage in short-term flings.
2007-07-06 17:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by sweetpea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all the greatest cause of misery is expectation. If you notice your expectations are very seldom how you expected. When our expectations aren't met we become frustrated or angered. Children learn good behavior from example not any expectation. No good examples is leading the children astray.Worries are along the same line or process as expectation- It never turns out like we worried it would. It'll Be what it'll Be.
2007-07-06 17:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by Premaholic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually I think it's the lack of spankings that will ruin things. They lack discipline.
2007-07-06 17:15:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
maybe the parents will run into sme trouble but I can't see how it could change us as a nation
2007-07-06 17:21:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES!!!!
2007-07-06 17:15:29 · answer #6 · answered by Oberon 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋