Children are not Children anymore... Agree or Disagree?

[Eugenia06]

Children are so disrespectful now. When I was a kid growing up, respect was the first thing I learned. Respect myself as well as others. Kids use profanity so much to where they don't even know when they are using profanity. Kids are being introduced to the adult life before their time. Drugs, Sex and Money. That is what the young generation is surrounding their life with. I would have to say the it's coming from the rap music they are listening to. Today's rap music is just corrupting their minds as well as the videos and movies. These kids need a different approach about life, they are confused.   

[pattersondebra]

I agree although I spent a few days with my grandaughters and the 12 year old has proved to me that good kids are still out there.

[Boise40]

I'm 25yrs old and I rather hang out with the older crowd. people around my age seems to just wanna party and use drugs. I don't want nothing to do with it and I wanna continue to do my best to live a healthy lifestyle.

[cowgirl2116]

I agree.

[skrogman]

Oh, yes....and the kids now think they make the rules and they do.  I know because a child can tell you to go to .... or .... off and don't dare smack their mouth or spank a butt.  Trust me...juvenile court will back them all the way and they can walk out of the courtroom and laugh and tell you to .... off again.

[yosav]

yes, but the grown ups are at fault for it

[brum7814]

I'm not a fan of rap and never have been, but saying rap music is the root of problems with kids is pretty silly.  Rap music has been around for decades now.  All kids act like punks at some point in their lives.  Most people grow-up and put on the suit and tie or blue collar shirt eventually, so I'm not to worried about it.

[ssmsurvey]

I would say it has nothing to do with music or media. The way our children are acting now has to do with social/physical environment. We respected our elders when we were kids because we feared them (at least a small amount). As well, other adults would demand respect and verbally disipline us. It used to be a village environment but it no longer is. Most parents would freck out if a strange told their kids to behave and with everyone demanding we be PC and not spank our kids we parents are stuck with positive reinforcement parenting (which doesn't work for all kids). Our expectations are the same as our parents, however, our ability to raise children in that manner has changed.

[queenofnines]

Blame the parents, not the children. At 33, it's your generation that is raising them, so I wouldn't be so sure that things back when you were a kid were as rosy as you claim.

[Abrupt]

Well these days it seems that people now consider adults in their 20's to be children.  When I was younger you were generally no longer considered as a 'child' at around 13 or so (although technically not an adult then it was the view of responsibility one possessed) and you could expect to be treated as an adult if you got out of line.

[Eugenia06]

If you lived in the area that I live in, you would think totally different and see things different. The kids over here vocabulary is rap an street slang. You just have to see it and hear It to believe it. It's really sad.   . Im from Alabama, so yes being disciplined was enforced, down there discipline had no age, if you was wrong you wrong and there wasnt anything you could say about it and you did suffer consequences and repercussions....

[vickysue]

They should have to live by rules and regulations. But there is no any it seems. There are many very good children out in the world. but it does't take many wild . nasty talking, trouble makers to put all of them in a bad light. My kids at a very young age learned the switch dance just as i did. Didn't hut them and it didn't hurt me. Knew if we did something wrong, we and they were punsihed.. Yu  can punsih without beating or harming them. But they must learn to behave.

[Eugenia06]

I have 3 children of my own. They are 15 14 & 10. I do have good children. Thank God....I don't allow my kids to affiliate with those kind of kids. I TELL them the outcome of those kind of kids, and eventually they SEE the outcome from those kind of kids. And they really learn from them.

[kcoleman2]

Kids these days are being influenced by media, music, society, friends, and adults as well. We as parents have to make sure we are active in our kids lives. Know what they are doing, where they are going, who they hang out with, be NOISY!!! Kids ar going to do what they want, they will find a way. But if we make sure we raise them with values, morals and respect, then hopefully we the parents will be their biggest influence and they will be alright.

[Eugenia06]

I agree. Being in our childrens lives is very important. We are their role models.