Disrespecting Childern

    I believe that kids aren't being disrespected, but are being neglected in a sense. I've worked with kids my whole life and I can tell the there is a growing problem. Children use to be more creative in finding a way to pass time. For example, painting, playing house, tag, puzzles, cops and robbers. Now I hear kids auguring with there parent about how being a YouTube star is an actually job. This is what I mean when I say kids are being neglected. I don't think that just putting a screen in your child's face for and hour is necessarily good for them. They are becoming more impatient and use to getting what they want, when they wont it. In other words, spoiled.

    Back to technology, kids are more exposed to new and inappropriate stuff and at a younger age. With young minds, what ever they see or hear will be repeated or mimicked. What ever they see as trendy, or cool, will most likely strike their curiosity and come up later in life. For example, juuling is everywhere. Its trendy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Meme's, even on the radio sometimes. Now lets say you have a kid in Sixth grade and they are scrolling on Instagram and they see some famous person on there Vaping. They are most likely going to think its cool. They see some Eighth graders that are juuling and askes if he/she can join. Now you have a child who is addicted to nicotine at the age of 14. 63% of youths ( between the ages of 15-25) juul, that number is only going to get bigger.  Not saying the social media is terrible. I believe that it is a great way to stay in touch with old friends, and post a cute photo with your sister or dad ect. After Facebook launched in 2004, 14% of teens have suicidal thoughts and 7% acted on those thoughts.

    I have a point to all of this. Respect is not something that is just handed out (or it shouldn't be at least). How do parents expect kids to respect them when they give there child no bounders.

 I believe that parents should be involved in there child's life. Let them be who they are Discipline them when they need to be. Help them when they need help, but find their own way to do it.