What morals are our children trying to teach us these days?
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the way parents teach them.
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Ettiquette just is not taught anymore.  The parents are not doing their job in raising their children on how to act in public.  Then when they are adults, they don't know how to teach their kids.  It's a vicious cycle.  One that I doubt ends any time soon.  So sad.
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i think that most of us humans forgot the word MORAL means because of the way we act at times\n\nif there is anybody out there that does not agree please ontact me we will discuss it
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Me.  We have a major parenting problem in society today.
95386
No. You teach by example and telling children to lie about something is not teaching them right from wrong. People do it all the time though. (Although I cant see how santa claus has anything to do with it ;) Thats rather a jaded opinion). That probably has alot to do with why so many people have no conscience and society has many of its problems.\nObviously you (whomever) are doing something wrong as well if you feel the need to tell a child to lie.
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Not in this day and age.  Kids are just too well informed of all aspects of life to be innocent or ignorant of anything.
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I think this has been an occurence that has progressed with each generation.  You know, parents have always wanted to be able to give their children everything they feel they never had.  Additionally, they have tried to assure each had an education so that they would not have to work so hard and have an easier life.  Things seemed to have started changing with MY generation.  Minorities fought for basic equality in education, housing, jobs, and in doing so it seems like family values and even common decency got pushed aside to achieve these goals at any cost.  \n\nIn the next generation, we saw more and more divorces, more children born into or raised in single family homes, and even more startling are the number raised by grandparents because the parents cannot or will not.   You have an alarming amount of runaways and homeless children.  When a child has depend on his own resources, how dare anyone condemn them for instant gratification.  I can't answer to what today's "youth" is thinking.  I can tell you that "sense of entitlement" is a very poor choice of words!  Entitled to WHAT exactly?\n\nA child should be entitled to feel loved and wanted and an integral part of a family unit.  A child should be entitled to eat when hungry, have access to medical attention when the need arises, a home...nor matter how simple...that is their safe place.  They are entitled to go to school and to playgrounds or a friend's house in safety.  They are entitled to BE the child...too often you see even six and seven year olds trying to take care of the parent.  \n\nLook around at the mess the last couple of generations has made of the world.  Is it any wonder kids are contemptuous or supiscious of adults?  I remember the "cool" saying when we were younger was "don't trust anyone over thirty!"  Now we have to teach them in preschool not to trust ANYONE.\n\nThe values kids learn are taught from us.  If you think them selfish and only after "instant gratification" then ask WHO taught them that?  It's like everything else...we can complain and point accusing fingers or try volunteering in one of the programs for these kids and be part of the solution!
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Common sense..... well that went away at about the time it became unpopular to spank you child as a way of showing them right and wrong,which led to small children manipulateing their parents in public by screaming 'your hurting me" when they were not even being touched......self respect, oh there lot of self respect out there maybe just not enough respect for others.....common courtesy.......let see.... we are now in the "whats in it for me age" well there is absolutely no reward other than emotional in being nice to others....i sometimes wonder if we will get to the point of being deliberately mean just because we can (you know like slamming a door on someones face) I already say "was that truly necessary" alot more than i want to.
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No I don't think people love their children more than in the past.  It takes a lot of selfless love to teach your child to do the right thing no matter what.  Over protection is not love.  In my opinion it is parents giving in to their own fears and neglecting their duty to their child.  I think todays children have overwelming things to fear and the parents job is the same as it always was.  To give them the tools to overcome these fears.  I love the tv shows that teach parents how to parent.  The love has been and always was all a parent had to give.
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Read 1984 by George Orwell.  The schools are dumbing down our children.  Check the spelling words for a high school senior.  The govt is turning our children against us.  Can't even spank your children anymore.  The list goes on and on.  The goal is total govt control, generation after generation is being groomed for that future.  Give it another 30 years.
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A better question is WHY do juveniles these days have a lack of morals, values, and respect?  People need to STOP BLAMING the younger generation.  We did not raise ourselves, we are not this way on our own!  Parents need to play more of a role in thier kids' lives if they want them to start holding morals and giving respect.
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It is simply the culture values of kids these days. Adult believe it is all about them and not those around. Kinda say would you not say.
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What I find funny is that one day we're being given all this advice on how to save the planet for our children.  Then, the next day, we're being told that our children are the worst in Europe!  F.uck 'em, they don't care about society so why should we care about their existence?
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I'm not sure I am following all of this, but I do think kids are very mean today, but come on parents!  If we don't expect kind, compassionate behavior from our kids do you think they are going to magically learn it elsewhere?\n\nAs for your descriptions, I don't really believe in labels.  Most of us are pretty diverse people if you look hard enough.  Case in point - I am a 41 year old politically conservative businessman that loves to make my own beer and sing heavy metal rock and roll on a karaoke machine.  Exactly what stereotype does that fit?
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Of course, as any good parent is obligated to do morally, and logically. Children are not yet mentally, (and sometimes physically) ready for adult content such as that. Without the proper knowledge and maturity, they can become easily lured into that sort of behavioral and moral decay. Now, I'm not trying to sit here and act like a perfect-moral-how-to-teacher, but it is just something not for kids.
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I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but I'll try to help.  I'm in high school still, and I think a major part of our culture, unfortunately, is based on commercialism and materialism.  American youth now days is concerned more about looking good than about feeling good.  Our opinions on issues that matter (like illegal substance use and relations before marriage) are much more casual than previous generations, and we don't take a stand for what we believe in.  However, American teens seem to be very ambitious.  They/we have goals that we set for ourselves, and want to reach them.  Most of us realize that education is the way to go.  In my opinion, what our generation needs most, is more awareness.  We need to know what's going on in the world, not just in school.  I think a sense of responsibility and concern would come with more knowledge, and that could lead to more people helping others, and eventually, a better world.
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Definitely, children are always copying others especially their parents, and it would be great for them to copy good behaviour rather than bad, also I believe that's why there are so many problems with children these days as parents are too soft and do not teach them good values as well as the older generation!!