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Originally Posted by StuartD
Well, my kids aren't at that level yet, but it seems to me that most parents aren't really being parents these days.
Even when the economy was doing well, families still needed a dual income just to survive. Both parents would be gone to their 8 hour jobs, which would mean 9 to 10 hours with commuting, and then having to prepare breakfasts and suppers and do what ever house maintenance... I mean, how much time is there for the kids in a 24 hour day?
Add to that a degrading economy and you have a recipe for disaster. What's worse is that parents have 'conveniences' now that they didn't have before... daycares with internet webcams, kids programming on demand, dvd players mounted into their vehicles....
Parents are no longer raising their kids.
The only real education on 'life' that kids get are from other kids. And with no one to step in and say "this is right" and "this is wrong".... they're left to decide for themselves.
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Parents are letting MTV raise their kids. Just let them sit in front of a TV and use it as a babysitter.
One odd thing I've noticed is how different entertainment is these days. When I was a kid they had a ton of shows, and most offered up a lesson of some sorts in the end. Nowadays kids are watching shows like Sweet 16 and Paris Hilton's reality show. Shows featuring the dregs of our society and passing them off as normal. The biggest games on the market are things like Grand Theft Auto. I'm not blaming these for the problem, but do wonder if the fact we grew up in a tamer childhood had a positive effect on us.