Teenagers out of control.....
I just watched a video on nbc regarding six teenagers that attacked another because of postings on myspace that the victim had supposedly posted.
As the mother of two children one teenager and another acting like one :-) This concerned me greatly. It is not the first instance, and many of the children involved in the incident were not living with their parents.
I am horrified that children could possibly behave that way towards another child and whats more show no remorse regarding what occured towards law enforcement when taken into custody.
Occasionally I watch reality tv and was disgusted at the way that the kids in the Sweet 16 show behaved. Not to mention the parents.....Are they REALLY doing the best thing for their girls giving them so much? Do you think that ANY man would be able to live up to that? Do you think any man could? It's setting them up with unrealistic expectations of others in life and since expectations are the thing that falls short every time, it is not doing your children any favors to give them everything, everytime. Many may not share that opinion, and in all honesty most of us want to give our children what we did not have, BUT, that is not necessarily the best way to help them grow up with REALISTIC expectations of life and others.
The availability of internet, on line violent games, cell phones, gives children the idea that they are living in a semi-real life and that what they do and say on line or in texts is not REALITY. When in fact what we should be teaching our children is that you should not do or say anything on line or in texts that you would not do or say in person, those words written or texted have the power to hurt others and could in fact come back to haunt you.
Doing the right thing when raising kids is not always the easiest thing, and doing the easiest thing creates bad habits and causes major problems and may cost you and your children in the long term.
Joan