Today's children are called "Generation Me". They are the generation known to be the most self-absorbed, disrespectful and unruly generation. How are the adults who are raising this Generation Me? Are the adults any better? Are they disciplining? Do they know what the child is doing and who they are doing it with? When the adults leave the house to go on their weekly date night while leaving a teenager in the home alone, do they know for sure the child is the only one in their home? Do they know the child isn't sneaking away somewhere and returning back again before the parents making themselves seem trustworthy? Do adults put too much trust in children? Are the children failing school? These are only a few of the questions that proactive adults should be focusing on.
When we look at the teenagers walking amongst us, we can see the majority of them lacking any kind of discipline. Young men are joining gangs, vandalizing, impregnating young girls and all too often they lack any respect for adults. Teenaged girls are walking around in push-up bras, ripped jeans the adults wasted money on, and fake eyebrows on their face that took the majority of their morning getting ready for school.
Today, teenagers are self-indulged in the media and technology. 85% of teenagers 14-17 have cellphones according to a survey by the Keiser Family Foundation. On these cell phones they have social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat to name just a few. Snapchat has been linked to pornography, sexually-explicit photographs and the number one social media site for predators to use to take advantage of children. Snapchat features allow the user to send a picture or video that will be permanently deleted after only a few short seconds once the recipient sees. Yet, teenagers and even younger children are permitted to use this site. The adults do not have the child's password and aren't "friends" with them on their social media. Keep in mind, being friends with the child on one social media does not mean the child is posting the same kind of friendly content on the other social media accounts the adult has no access to. Especially when the child is not "friends" with any family members or even mutual friends with the adult. The fake portrayal is unnerving to say the least. The ignorance of the adult is more sickening.
The connection between the over-indulgence in social media and the child failing school is undeniable. Almost 25% of freshmen fail to graduate school on time. But nearly 100% of these same freshmen manage to log in to social media five minutes early. These freshmen will earn almost $200,000.00 less in their lifetime. These are the same boys and girls skipping class. These are the same ones who are most likely to become high school dropouts. In the U.S., highschool dropouts commit 75% of the Nation's crimes.
Today's children are called Generation Me. But what should the adults be called? Generation Lazy? Generation Ignorance? Generation Don't Care? It's a wonder what the teachers of the students think when they are repeatedly emailing and calling the child's home regarding class failure and class absences but then see the child come to class, unprepared with unfinished homework, no assignment to turn in after being assigned for a week, but have baggy pants or fresh makeup on their face. It's more of a wonder why these adults take no action. But, in truth, it's not something that wasn't foreseen beforehand for most. In most cases, one can guess if the adult will be more of a standby friend and if the child will be the one to be able shove their own life in the pits. Sadly, in most cases, these children do not become any different as adults and continue to continue the cycle.
When we look at the teenagers walking amongst us, we can see the majority of them lacking any kind of discipline. Young men are joining gangs, vandalizing, impregnating young girls and all too often they lack any respect for adults. Teenaged girls are walking around in push-up bras, ripped jeans the adults wasted money on, and fake eyebrows on their face that took the majority of their morning getting ready for school.
Today, teenagers are self-indulged in the media and technology. 85% of teenagers 14-17 have cellphones according to a survey by the Keiser Family Foundation. On these cell phones they have social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat to name just a few. Snapchat has been linked to pornography, sexually-explicit photographs and the number one social media site for predators to use to take advantage of children. Snapchat features allow the user to send a picture or video that will be permanently deleted after only a few short seconds once the recipient sees. Yet, teenagers and even younger children are permitted to use this site. The adults do not have the child's password and aren't "friends" with them on their social media. Keep in mind, being friends with the child on one social media does not mean the child is posting the same kind of friendly content on the other social media accounts the adult has no access to. Especially when the child is not "friends" with any family members or even mutual friends with the adult. The fake portrayal is unnerving to say the least. The ignorance of the adult is more sickening.
The connection between the over-indulgence in social media and the child failing school is undeniable. Almost 25% of freshmen fail to graduate school on time. But nearly 100% of these same freshmen manage to log in to social media five minutes early. These freshmen will earn almost $200,000.00 less in their lifetime. These are the same boys and girls skipping class. These are the same ones who are most likely to become high school dropouts. In the U.S., highschool dropouts commit 75% of the Nation's crimes.
Today's children are called Generation Me. But what should the adults be called? Generation Lazy? Generation Ignorance? Generation Don't Care? It's a wonder what the teachers of the students think when they are repeatedly emailing and calling the child's home regarding class failure and class absences but then see the child come to class, unprepared with unfinished homework, no assignment to turn in after being assigned for a week, but have baggy pants or fresh makeup on their face. It's more of a wonder why these adults take no action. But, in truth, it's not something that wasn't foreseen beforehand for most. In most cases, one can guess if the adult will be more of a standby friend and if the child will be the one to be able shove their own life in the pits. Sadly, in most cases, these children do not become any different as adults and continue to continue the cycle.
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