| Children today are different from what their parents | | | | today are full of blood and gore. More the violence, |
| were in their childhod. The age of innocence ends very | | | | better are the sales. Sometime back in an American |
| early today compared to yesteryears. Children are | | | | public school, one fine lad entered with a gun and shot |
| very well aware of their surrounding world and of daily | | | | down many students and teachers. And this is not a |
| affairs. The rate of literacy in first world countries is | | | | lone incident. |
| very high and increasing in the other nations. Most | | | | The evils of the internet are readily available for all kids |
| children receive a formal education starting with | | | | to see. Quite a few hackers in their teens have been |
| kindergarten and then school. There is a sense of | | | | found and roughed up by the cops. It's true that |
| early maturity in terms of intellect among kids. The | | | | parents have ensured the best education for their |
| internet enables any child to get information on any | | | | children. But at the same time have the required values |
| topic be it good or bad. Most kids read newspapers | | | | and morals also been inculcated. Working parents |
| and are aware of current affairs and have their say | | | | leave their kid alone at home or at a baby-sitter's. This |
| on most topics. Surveys show, buying habits of families | | | | lack of attention slowly diverts the child to bad habits. |
| are greatly influenced by the children of the family. So | | | | The number of children smoking or involved with drugs |
| it is very fair to say how children are socialized today | | | | is unbelievable. In Britain, some years back there was a |
| determines the destiny of society, because ultimately | | | | 12 year old kid becoming a father, so much for |
| these kids will grow up to become responsible citizens- | | | | innocence and childhood. Juvenile delinquency is on the |
| responsible if they are groomed today for the | | | | rise. More and more unique cases are spread all over |
| betterment of society. | | | | the globe. |
| It's true that children today are getting much more | | | | Incidents may be far and few but are revealing. They |
| freedom than ever- and this is only increasing. In the | | | | expose the very structure of society which we call |
| US, we see cases where children sue their parents for | | | | ideal. So where do we go from here. There is a need |
| some or the other issue. Macaulay Culkin, the home | | | | to inculcate values and ethics from an early age. A |
| alone star sued his parents at the age of 16 for | | | | much needed introspection of society is needed. Then |
| money misappropriation. The truth of the story, no one | | | | only a society will emerge with better ideals and more |
| can decide. Children are exposed to violent TV shows | | | | trust. |
| most hours of the day. The video games famous | | | | |