Friday, June 15, 2012
Contemporary media is causing children to grow up fast. Children are stuck in world of electronics and have been blindsided by the glamour. Children are influenced by individuals whether it is parents, TV, and video games. Because of today's society, children are being raised by electronic or TV shows. The lost of family values and positive role models has children growing up faster. The children want to be that person ICarly, Hannah Montana, and other TV icons. Their lives look glamorous and doing inappropriate behavior without any consequences and children are learning and watching thinking that it is ok behavior. However, as parents we need to be more involved with the supervision of TV and gaming making sure that it is appropriate. Because children do what they learn or watch, it is our responsibility to insure that we are teaching family values.What ever happened to family night with board games with no distractions?
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The media plays a very big part in children growing up too fast. I fear the main cause would have to rest with the uninvolved parent, “whose ideal of parental rearing”, is to have their child set mindlessly in front of the TV, so as not to be in their way. It is horrible to see children seeking for affection and acceptance from what they misinterpreted from a television show or movie because the parent is never around long enough to educate them on what the real world is truly like. Children should not have to learn from the “media” unless it is educational. I feel the worst act of a parent, would be the dressing of their child up in makeup and adult attire, designed for a child’s body, proudly displayed before perverts and pedophiles, in order to win a so call child’s beauty pageant. The point being, where is the child?
ReplyDeleteThe faster kids grow up, the faster they need things, and needs cost money. I am a firm believer that everything revolves around money, even things that were intended to be done for fun or sport turns into a business. For instance, a friend has a son in a baseball tournament. This tournament used to last 2 days long and they played back to back games. The local city council got involved and they told the baseball officials to stretch the tournament out to 5 days so people would stay longer and spend more money. Makes a person begin to distrust and dislike the government.
ReplyDeleteChildren are flowers and need essential things to grow. Without these essentials they turn into weeds. If they are not provided things like social interaction, engagement in creative and physical activity our kids will not blossom into the unique person they are meant to be. Media revolves around a certain norm and fitting into this norm seems important. All of a sudden you desire to be a part of what is conveyed through contemporary media. The children will not learn to seek from within, and will miss out on important values. What is considered contemporary media is a very thick wall from the reality and the truth of living a soulful life.
ReplyDelete'what happened to board games is a true stement. Fun in my day was putting on roller skates, but now our children are off to the mall with their friends without any supervison. Things used to be simple and care free, but the world of electronics has taken over. Our children today don't have time to sit down and be taught, because everything is instantly done and chldren know eveything about everything. We need to take a step back and see where we have come from and where we need to go. We must sit down around the table and ask our children how was your day, and allow them t feel important. My mother did that every day for myself and my siblings. I also tell my son there is always and open door policy at our home and that he matters to us.
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