Child Disipline
Today’s young children and teenagers are in a mix of controversy. Ever increasing is the number of young parents and teenager’s parents, a majority of these parents, single or not, are having to work all day putting forty or more hours in per week. The children of these working parents are in a headfirst spiral of anger and trouble. These children are finding baby sitters in TV and video games finding role models from within these false babysitters. What impact is this having on today’s children? What are today’s youth learning more morals and manners? Today’s children and teenagers have an ever-increasing loss of respect for adults and elders acting out more and more. But this troubling trend it just not effected by TV and video games, it roots are taking hold in many other forms.
It all boils down to discipline, was the child told right from wrong, was he/she taught manners and how to respect elders do they know to listen and obey, to clean up after themselves, to be patient and not to be selfish. It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children these morals and guidelines. If the Child becomes unruly and acts out it is the parent’s duty to punish the child accordingly, taking action that fits the crime. What is causing all of the issues in teens and children today? In 1954, Gallup asked Americans asked parents about teenagers getting out of hand, wondering what are the main reasons for their acting up?" Linda Lyons (2004) found that the most common responded were that:
o Parents not strict enough/not enough discipline/don't exercise enough authority
o Parents’ fault/improper home life/no home training/don't set proper example/broken home/lack of supervision
o Parents have outside interests/not enough interest in kids/not home enough/neglect/lack of parental love
o Children have too much freedom/late hours/freedom too young
o Children have too much money/too many material...
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