Children's Behavior Is Worse Than It Was Years Ago

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Child Behavior is Worse than it was Years Ago Many decades had passed, children before are so different now. Children nowadays are more violent because of what they see, hear, and feel. Child’s behavior calls for a reflective and honest look as history. It all just depends on the kids you are looking at. There are always bad ones and good ones. Children’s behavior nowadays is worse than it was years ago. At an early age, books, movies, television, internet and video games influence how children think and act in a variety of ways. As children grow, these media influences become even more powerful. Compared to the media years ago, it is wider today. Like in television, there are lots of advertisements that market items and influences children’s desire, making them think that they need certain items to be popular or cool. Life on many television shows and movies is far from normal. They often glamorize potentially destructive behaviors like drinking, drugs, affair and intimate teen relationships. Video games nowadays are becoming wider and children enjoy playing it. But video games…show more content…
They adapt on things easily by what they hear, see and feel. Children’s behavior also depends on how their culture is like. There are different cultures in the world and different ways how parents raise their children. Back home, in the Philippines, out parents treat us like a baby even if we reach our legal age of eighteen. We can’t just leave without asking permission to our parents and telling them where to go and whom are we going with. Some Filipino parents are strict. They always have an argument to make with their children. Moving out is not practiced in the Philippines, unlike in other countries do. Parents are the first teacher of their children. “If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight…” qtd. in Cracker Barrel, Family Influence and Relationships, -Dorothy L.

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