Community Chat

[house_cat]

Generation Gaps.... I would imagine they are as old as time.

My own 30-something kids inspire me, and puzzle me at the same time.

I thought it might be interesting to chat about the things our kids, in general, are doing right in our opinions as well as wrong.

Here's my 2 cents:

Right - waiting longer to marry and settle down.

Wrong - having children before getting married

[dex]

I think young adults today are trying hard to be successful,caring people who have a concern for the rights of all people and animals.I think they are at times pushing too hard.

[Pook]

Nothing wrong with having kids without getting married in today's world.  Marriage is not what it used to be when it was thought women needed a husband to support them and men needed a woman to have his children, cook, clean, etc.  I know many couples who have several kids who are not married but committed to each other and their children.  While I never wanted kids, I have been in a very happy and committed relationship for 32 years while so many I know have hopped in and out of marriage 2, 3 or even 4 times.  To me it is good to see those sterotypes are not being widely accepted anymore.

[Mominohio]

Right..more young people are getting more education than previous generations.

Wrong....being too eager to 'follow the crowd'. Everything from being easily swayed politically, by following/worshiping the celebrity culture, and allowing technology and social media too much importance in their waking hours and source of socialization, information, and communication.

[Sooner]

What I see is a generation with a great concern for others until the opinions of others are different than theirs.  I see a bunch of kids that are self righteous in their beliefs, intolerent of others, and demanding of getting their way.

They are taught to scream and hold their breath until the whole world bows to their demands and whims.  I find that scary.  They are sort of in lock step about who's right and who's wrong in the world.  That's scary when there is no room for compromise and discussion.  Bad things can happen.

[LTT1]

@house_cat

I know you are the type of teacher who deals with junior high kids with great warmth and humor...you look for an emphasize the good in them! I am sure you do this with you own kids, too.

I also think I search for the good to emphasize. 

Right from the get-go, I would have to say that the biggest concern I have is due to screen devices and the apparent devotion to them.

It seems to me that the loss of communication skills we are already seeing, which will impact their futures tremendously and already have. This puts their relationships/jobs/community participation/education at great risk of being unfulfilling and lacking success.

Greatest positives: I For-see them managing our country eloquently in situations such as the shooting st

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The students who have been shown utterly amaze me!

TO-TO-TOTALLY!

[2blonde]

Wrong:  Too much social media and not enough face to face!

Right:  I'm still thinking about that.  Maybe becoming more accepting of other cultures, ages and races.

[Laura14]

Connecting the world with technology like never before but forgetting that actual connections happen without any of it.

[kaydee50]

Wrong--turning into zombies, constantly staring at whatever they're holding in their hand and ignoring the world around them.

Right--Hopefully, they will change as we all do as we get older.