A little late, but I'd like to chime in on this one.
I don't have kids... so I could be talking completely out of my
on this one.
I'd like to quote, and AGREE with if I may, ...Fisherman Tim ~
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Both parents, when there are both, have to work in order to afford even meager accomodations. This means that there will be less parental supervision, which means the kids have much more freedom than they should have. This leads to kids developing their own set of values of right and wrong based on whatever has been their most influencing factor: usually TV, videos and video games..........>> Of course the parents don't have the time or energy (and sometimes the desire) to spend quality time with their kids, instead the kids are left to "fend for themselves" <<.......Because most kids have been raised as "latch-key" kids, the majority of their life lessons come from non-reality based games and television. When they encounter a frustrating situation, they react based on what they learned and where they learned it....
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These are just some of my thoughts mixed in with my own reality on the subject.
Both my parents worked, however... I was left with family members not a paid sitter. This played a big role in my upbringing. When you pay a "sitter", they are doing a job. As with all jobs, some people perform better than others...some are there
just for a paycheck, some are there for a little more, and some are there to work, but in a way that they'd like they're own children handled if being supervised. I know I was lucky, as the family that watched over me, made sure to report any and all misbehavior to my parents, and it was always brought to my attention that is was relayed to them. They warned me out right that they were RATS. Heck, my parents insisted that they (our "sitters") physically reprimand us when needed, that happened too, but not to the extreme that my father took it to.
Today, the majority of child care-takers don't care. They are happy with sitting the child in front of the T.V. and feeding
it 3 times per day. Come 6PM, the child goes home to return another day. What that child participated in that day was what built his or her character, it's what begins to form that child into a teenager and eventually into an adult. As silly as this sounds, why don't you
seriously compare the T.V. of today to the T.V. of yesterday. Is there even a slight similarity? I think NOT. Not even close. What is T.V. built on today? Evil things, bad in one way or another. The things that bring out the worst in people. These are the things that are raising our children today. Where does a child spend the majority of it's time? In front of a screen. Whether it be the T.V....a DVD player, or a Video game with some type of killing or destroying going on.
Society has found a way to erase any parental fear from the child. The one thing that was installed in me at a very young age was Parental Fear. I believe the fear I had for my parents, sometimes...outweighed the Love I had for them. It wasn't a fear of being badly beaten or abused, but a combined fear of letting them down and yes, getting verbally and physically reprimanded for disappointing them. Did I receive unnecessary beatings? Yes. Do I hold any grudges for it? No. When my father
really looks at me today, I can see pride in his eyes. It's that pride that tells me that whatever he did, however he chose to do it, made me who I am today. I am proud of what my parents seeded in me. Society did not stop them from raising me the way they felt was right. Parents of today take the easiest route, they allow T.V., society and the mind-set of the majority... rule the way they raise their children....
Do you know what the most common practice for raising children is today?
Simple.....LET THEM RAISE THEMSELVES.
Do not interact, do not teach, do not show by example
Instead, only answer questions when they're asked multiple times, and when you do, give them the quickest answer becasue you have more important things to do than communicate with your child, you need to watch the news and hear about other people's children causing crimes. Well I'll tell ya.... You'll get from your child, what you invested in your child.
Who's fault is it that these children plotted this devious plan against that teacher?
It's their parents fault.
ALL of them. The parents of the child that originated it, and the parents of all the other children who were not taught the difference between Good and Evil. If a child doesn't realize or respect the importance of a human life, something went wrong. Someone did a poor job. I pity the children, but blame the parents.
Ok - hopefully not too many spelling errors....sorry for rambling and just basically saying exactly what Fisherman Tim said....but the subject of children and how they are being raised today really gets me crabby.
3rd graders planning a murder
i mean hey
...it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
wow BC
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