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Subject: Re: Teenagers Author: Kim Vinch [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 10:30:24 03/18/01 Sun In reply to: Paul Connolly 's message, "Teenagers" on 15:36:23 03/14/01 Wed I think that parents are to blame for the lack of discipline and respect that kids are exhibiting today...but not because they are divorced parents or because they may drink too much. The parents I am talking about live in suburbia and make good money, have a traditional family setting, and look to be well adjusted. Parents today do their parenting based on what the lastest hot psychologist and theorists are saying about raising a happy, well adjusted child. What ever happened to common sense? Not everything can be solved during a family meeting or a group discussion. Issues can't always be solved by compromise. Kids today seem to get more weight within the household than they used to. I can see some good with this approach but the danger is that kids will feel they are on equal footing with authority. This brings to mind the skit that took place during one of our classes where the teenagers wanted to go to the coed sleepover. The parents were thinking..."NO, Johnny you can't go. We know about sex and teenagers." Instead, The parents allowed the teenagers to discuss and bargain the issue as if they were developmentally and emotionally equal. The fact is the kids want their way without regard for the consequences. All kids need parents to be the authority figures and to stick to it! >Interesting topic about the state of our teenagers. I >work at an alternative school where all of the kids >are classified with emotional support needs. Maybe our >population is skewed because of the nature of our >kids, but what I observe with many of our students is >little fear or respect for authority. Many of our >students are from dysfunctional families so that is a >factor. All of this makes it difficult to sell the >idea that education is an important investment for >their futures. I'd love to hear other perspectives >from a "normal" school setting. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]