kids today

[ridd187]

what ever happened to kids being respectful? does anyone else believe the lack of respect may possibly come from a lack of discipline?

[fbeatriz52]

yes i do agree and its that some parents just dont care and others are working all the time. kids nowadays grow up too fast. they know more than they should know. they see many things on tv that they shouldnt be seeing. things just arent how they use to be

[shaulina]

what ever happened to kids being respectful? does anyone else believe the lack of respect may possibly come from a lack of discipline?

Two things:
1) I don't think we need to have physical discipline to make children respectful.
2) I see respectful children every single day (including children other than my own). There are children young and old who hold doors for people, who say "thank you" and "you're welcome" to people, so I guess my question is...

What do you mean, "what ever happened to kids being respectful?"

Of course, it might be the area I live in, but if that's the case I am glad to be in the Midwest.

[aoyelove]

what ever happened to kids being respectful? does anyone else believe the lack of respect may possibly come from a lack of discipline?

I believe that's subjective. As a teenager of this generation, I personally feel those who are disrespective make up a very small percentage of teens, yet as it is much different than the commonplace "good" teens, and as a result, it makes it seem as though teens have become lawless and undisciplined.

[mlbevins]

what ever happened to kids being respectful? does anyone else believe the lack of respect may possibly come from a lack of discipline?

Absotlutely!!!!  Our society today has gotten this mind set that we should not tell the child no, or heaven forbid we should not let them have everything they want.  We are spoilling our childern and teaching them nothing.  This type of teaching is part of the reason we are having such an economical meltdown.  Everyone wants everything right now and have lost the understanding of waiting until they have the money to pay for it.

[liljp617]

Most are pretty respectful if you don't treat them like idiots with no intelligence.

On a side note, teenagers are disrespectful in nature.  I honestly don't think anyone could make the case that somehow teenagers were more respectful 20 years ago than they are today.  There isn't really any deterioration to be honest.  People see the world how they want to see it.

It's like people making the comment "what has happened to humanity" when they see a brutal murder.  The answer to that is: nothing.  Humans have been simply cruel and violent with other humans since the dawn of recorded history.  People just view their generation on a pedestal and can't bear to think we're still the same beings we've always been.

[jmiddleton21]

I don't think that respect comes from a lack of disapline, I think it has more to do with the fact that some people don't teach it to their kids. I'm 22 and I always get comments on the respect level I have compared to others my age. I also teach my son please and thank you. It's what we teach our kids from the start that makes the difference.

[trop8cana]

I agree about the kids these days.It may not refer to "all" kids but because there are a lot of young mothers,alot of children do lack discipline and home training.Most of the time it falls back on the parents and how they were raised and how they choose to raise their children.But I do also believe lack of attention plays a big part.
Things just aren't like they were when I was coming up.And in all honesty it's sad.If we don't step in to intervene with the issues now then our children are headed for self distruction.

[rightontargt4]

I don't know how much their attitude has to do with things they learn about or see on TV.
I think their attitude is largely a part of attention, mostly that which their parents won't give them. A lot of parents now have a kid, just to have a kid. It seems like it isn't thought through as much as it should be.
Once the kid is around, the parents suddenly want no responsibility, and don't want to spend time with kids. They park them in front of the TV, which may have a minor effect on them, because the TV showcases how to get easy attention (and does it very well)....which would then come full circle and answer the question.

It is ridiculous though. I play games over the internet a lot, namely Xbox Live. If I had a nickel for every time I hear a 12 year old (roughly) swear in one day.......well, I'll say this....I wouldn't be on FusionCash right now!

[dslapham]

Working at a high school I see kids every day that don't have respect for themselves let alone others and adults. I think it is because of lack of disapline in the home and all the eletronic devices that the kids are allowed to use.

[absiddeh]

Methinks the people who blame electronics and videogames are just in denial about their own bad parenting skills.

[TheTouch]

to be honest, I blame electronics, today's music (some are good) and just lack of discipline, the schools do a terrible job in that and the kids just don;t care, society today is so horrible, no respect whatsoever, I miss the days back then

[absiddeh]

And how would you remedy this?  Every generation, there are people who say that sort of thing about the next generation, blaming various things.  Right now it's electronics and videogames.  Before it was comic books.  Etc.

[mrisha]

The lack of respect from kids I believe comes from lack of discipline at home and not being taught to respect others by their parents.  A lot of parents forget its up to them to teach their children to be accountable for their behavior.

[mojmicky_online]

well the lack of respect from kids this days comes from up bringing,and mostly what they learn when they are among there friends.u dont have to be a strict parent to make them respect you but there are several wys of disciplining ur child