The values of our youth destroyed
TV and Video Games are destroying the values of the
youth. .Have you ever wondered why so many of our youth are
influenced by watching television? What about the violent video games that most
children have and play. Many studies
showed that the crimes are committed by youth and is not just from their
upbringing unfortunately it could be a combination of the two. But mostly
television has the attention of many children.
American families today watch entirely too much
television. Television is nothing compared to how it used to be in the mid
80’s. Can you remember a time when there were good shows that exposed violence?
What about Sexual enhancements? Never. The reason behind all of this is simple
the media then was more based on family traditions, not once had the media betrayed
family as corrupt with violence. Children then were more appreciative of
television why because as a child you did not have the opportunity to watch
what you wanted to watch. We only were allowed to watch what our parents were
watching or nothing. Family values were highly stressed until now.
Television of today has overturned the family values
learned as a child when watching the television. Television continue to give us
no idea on how a family should be or what it is like to be apart of a family. Violent
crimes do not make a family, so why do we have to watch it, as if it is a part
of being a family.
As parents of youth we need to be more interactive
as to what our children typically watch daily. In some cases we should watch
television with them just to see their reactions as to what happened. Allow
them voice their opinions and you voice your concerns. Disapprove of violent
filming in front of them. Find other ventures to do other than spend a whole
lot of time watching television.
Researcher have said over and over that it is not
our children’s fault it’s the media and our children are intrigued by what the
see and hear and they begin to reenact on them as if it was a reality. As
parents we need to set limits to how much we allow our children to watch
television or play certain video games without all the violence thereof.
Even though the crimes are caused from watching
television (what some would call the blue tube) are the results from re-enactment
as if it was a problem solver. Or perhaps see it as being real. Crime rates in America have a great impact on
our children because; our children basically are the one’s that are committing these
violent crimes.
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Comments (24)
Pebble Chavarria2
Well I didn't have a lot of time to read all of the comments but I do agree that we are to blame for our kids going wild. We can also put a good part of blame on the government. The child labor laws that were "put in place" have put a lot of restrictions on dicipline for one. The wood shed is now considered child abuse. It has helped make kids lazy.That's why they have turned to the video games and tv!Heck,if a kid goes to school and tells about how he helped his dad or grandfather work all week
Kevin S.6
Researcher
Interests and values are changing, we have to cope with. It is better to look for silence than for noise. Kids are so creative and we have to guard them not to loose their abilities.
Beth Schmillen10
My daughters grew up in the 80s and I recall having to monitor what they
watched particularly if we had cable tv. the 3 major channels had basically
good family programing but it wasn't all suitable for kids. Fortunately there
was Cosby and the other programming that entertained the children of that
generation and was a coming of age as well as total family experience for all
ages... lots of kids in one family!
MTV came on the scene ... 80s more sex than music and art !
It is so important f
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Hi, Jenny,
I'm afraid I grew up where gratuitous violence within the criminal groups was regular and openly observed.
My home town had two 'flea pits' which showed porn films 24/7.
As children we knew our peers and seldom mixed with those with significantly different outlooks on life.
I went to my first party at age 11 and that was the first time that I realised that all those wonderful things in the shops could be found in the homes of my friends.
It was not unusual for children
Jenny Stewart11
I am reading all this - and there is validity to all the points - but I am interested to see that noone here has commented on what happens to our teenagers outside the house. I am not talking about small children.
I am speaking of young people, going through or past puberty who cannot and shouldn't be watched 24/7. Young people who have started to choose their friends and go to their homes unsuperivsed by us. Some of them even work part time outside the home.
How ever much you have insti
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
I hink an aspect that has been over-looked in all the comments is that of the responsibility of "the authorities" for under-mining the rights and duties of parents.
As the mind benders got to work and as the apologists created fatuous and ludicrous 'reasons' for the breakdown of the moral code of society - the more society has collapsed in upon itself.
Viewed in isolation and away from the circumstances that created it, a small slap to a childs leg or bottom has been elevated to the stat
Sheila Thomas6
Janelle
I just don't know what to tell you about that one because my grandma was a beer head even if she didn't eat.
But the baby food and diapers is less expensive than a full course meal. So what the heck
Give her her baby food and put her in diapers. Just have fun cleaning up the mess. I feel for you
Jenny Stewart11
Wow it is easy to be wise and blame everything on bad parenting, just as it is seasy to blame everything on TV.
Hold on a minute. We are responsible for all of our acts, as adults - including the examples we set out kids - whether it is watching TV indiscriminately, or drinking, behaving badly in front of them or TV executives planning violent programmes at kiddies tea time.
I heard a well known Judge of the Juvenil Court speak at a meeting not so long ago. He is famous for his "punishment
Sheila Thomas6
I do believe it when you all stated that television and violent video games is not
the reason why our children are adapt to violence. Yes it can be because of the
parenting skills. But what do working parents do when their children are not what
some would call good kids and have access to such violent video games. Lack of
parenting and constructive discipline and involvement in such violent behaviors does
contribute to a lot of crimes. It is the combination of two sources that trigger the
viol
Sonya Smith5
While I do agree that children watch too much television, or play too many video games, You can't blame what they are watching or playing as the reason children commit violent crimes. I love the way everyone tries to pawn their bad parenting off on other things. I know plenty of kids that watch TV constantly or play video games nonstop that are still good kids.
The last paragraph in this article claiming crimes are caused from watching television is total BS. Crimes are caused for many d
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Caring about it would mean that these parents would have to acknowledge responsibility. That means they would actually have to do the job of being a parent which is inconvenient to the "me" lifestyle that rules today.
Everyone would come up to me a make a mountain out of a molehill because my daughter was polite and respectful of adults and always used the title of Mr or Miss when addressing an adult, responded with Yes Sirs or No Ma'ams, and acted in a well behaved manner.
WHAT?!?!? That is
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Blame it on everything except the fact that the parent is a failure, completely incompetent and irresponsible.
My point precisely - as a generation - WE ARE FAILURES.
We have abdicated all our responsibilities.
What's even worse - NOBODY SEEMS TO CARE!
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
No matter how psychologist and psychobabblists try to dress it up it still comes down to parenting. People are spitting out babies as if it is the thing to do without any thought to the responsibilities of raising a child. And once those children are beyond the eat sleep and mess in their diaper phase, the child becomes inconvenient.
Parents don't have the time to raise their child, but they found time to create that child and go through labor bringing it into the world but now rather than ma
Arthur Webster7
Just plain honesty
Yes, I agree that TV has a lot to answer for but so also, as Jenny (Alas y Cia) says, do we as adults.
When did we authorise childless prigs to over-see the sort of up-bringing our children should have?
When did we allow these same prigs to tell us that TV is an ENTITLEMENT that should not be denied our children?
When did we allow these prigs to sit in judgement upon us and accept what they said as truth?
When did we allow the commercial processes into our homes that have so warped t
Jenny Stewart11
You have said it - Rocky "A struggling single parent with teens would love this one!" and I do!!
I agree with this blog that says "As parents of youth we need to be more interactive as to what our children typically watch daily." and I agree with what you say cheryl. We can't just park our kids in front of the TV as baby sitter and then complain when they absorb everything that they watch.
Deciding how TV is used by our kids is just one more thing that has been added to the job of parenti
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
TV is part of the problem but the bigger problem is in "bad" parenting. How many parents are using TV as a babysitter and then complain. Improve parenting skills and a lot of the problem will be corrected.
There was violence on TV from the beginning. There was what at the time was shocking sexuality on TV. The difference was that parents actually raised their children and instilled values rather than wait for someone or something else to do it for them. TV was a treat, not the constant bab
Jennifer Underwood11
Promoter
k..I will be back on this one...lol
Rocky Pacley7
Great material I love this kind of information. A struggling single
parent with teens would love this one!
Good Job!!!!
Emily Tanksley7
You are so right! Even tv's or programming that can be blocked is not enough. But we all have to remember that communication is the key to children. We HAVE to communicate, share, and teach our children or they will learn from junk!
My kids lean to the outdoors more fortunate for me. They are not TV/Game addicts... They like doing tricks on their bikes and skateboards and anything to do with the outside!
And when it is movie time, which we have to particulary set aside, we set down as a fa