Having fun...A Generational Look...

Some days I feel bad because I haven't bought my kids a Playstation XBox thingy. They rarely watch TV and have no clue what's the latest and greatest movie. Their only computer time is at school or what's required at home for homework.

Then I see something like this and I know I'm doing the right thing.
 
Mike
I can't believe how things are changing. Every time I look at the monthly bills we didn't have when we first were married. (DirecTv $150, Internet $78, and Mobile Phones $150) I don't know how "most" young people are getting by now. No wonder so many live at home.
 
Mike.......Your efforts are commendable. When I see kids glued to cellphones and tablets I credit the parents for that behavior. The children did not purchase those iPads or cellphones. I suspect the parent's behavior is very similar. The devices become babysitters. Children are nurtured and raised by adults or they are fed and ignored by adults. Many parents allow school systems and school boards to subjugate their own authority over their children's lives. There is as much indoctrination as actual education taking place in schools today including colleges and universities. It's a whole different world we are dealing with today and I don't view it as positive.
 
Wow, great video, Mike, thx for sharing!

For years we eschewed all that electronic stuff for our kids - limited TV watching, no video games for quite a while. Even sent them to a school that shared the same beliefs. Then we succumbed to the modern age and now are kids are just like the kids in the video.:(

You're doing the right thing limiting that exposure to your kids (IMO). Keep it up for as long as you can.:tup:
 
Eye opening and explains a lot. It's no wonder my wife and I don't have children.....they would truly hate us.
 
Please. Every generation laments the "Good old days". The world is changing, and as we get older it only gets strange to us. Kids don't see it as strange….It is simply the time they live in, and some day they'll yearn for yesteryear also. Just imagine! My problem with technology is when it is used in a manner that is rude. I think balance is the key to most everything and raising a balanced child requires effort, but it always did.

I remember the first time I heard this song….

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'

-----Dylan
 
Mike said:
Some days I feel bad because I haven't bought my kids a Playstation XBox thingy. They rarely watch TV and have no clue what's the latest and greatest movie. Their only computer time is at school or what's required at home for homework.

Then I see something like this and I know I'm doing the right thing.
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But they do have good stereos at home to use. :)
 
BruceLet said:
Please. Every generation laments the "Good old days". The world is changing, and as we get older it only gets strange to us. Kids don't see it as strange….It is simply the time they live in, and some day they'll yearn for yesteryear also. Just imagine! My problem with technology is when it is used in a manner that is rude. I think balance is the key to most everything and raising a balanced child requires effort, but it always did. . . .
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I agree that every generation has its unique characteristics, but my generation, my father's generation and to an extent my grandfather's generation had similar passtimes, accessibility to cars, radios and televisions were the main differences, but they did not monopolize people's lives like video games, computers and phones monopolize our children's lives today.
 
Its about balance, the message in the video makes today's kids preoccupations seem 'dirty'. when they interview the kids notice how the music turns somber like someone died.

ill be the sole dissenting voice...my 9 and 6 yr old are not too different from the kids in the video. I can confidently say they're both way more advanced academically than I or my spouse were at the same age. reading comprehension, spelling, math and critical thinking skils, etc etc are far beyond where we were in our day (both generations are products of public schools). i directly attribute it to modern technology (tablets, PCs, gaming and the like).

i resent comments likening computers to baby sitting and lazy parenting. lazy parenting is not preparing them for their future (academics being one). apparently this is a common problem with so many american kids failing standardized testing.
 
puroagave said:
Its about balance, the message in the video makes today's kids preoccupations seem 'dirty'. when they interview the kids notice how the music turns somber like someone died.

ill be the sole dissenting voice...my 9 and 6 yr old are not too different from the kids in the video. I can confidently say they're both way more advanced academically than I or my spouse were at the same age. reading comprehension, spelling, math and critical thinking skils, etc etc are far beyond where we were in our day (both generations are products of public schools). i directly attribute it to modern technology (tablets, PCs, gaming and the like).

i resent comments likening computers to baby sitting and lazy parenting. lazy parenting is not preparing them for their future (academics being one). apparently this is a common problem with so many american kids failing standardized testing.
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You are not the sole dissenter here by any means. I get the point of the video and I thank Mike for posting it. It is thought provoking.

But….I see great young people everywhere and I think the kind of negativity towards young people, expressed by some in this thread, is just bitterness and close-mindeded.
 
I can't stand it when people sit at the dinner table at home or a restaurant with their phone on the table. They wait for it to ring with a call or a text and pick it up every time it rings. I hate my cell phone and never sent a text in my life. I keep the phone off and when I'm good a ready, I'll listen to messages and reply to whatever I think is important. I just don't have the time or desire to be a slave to the phone or to the crap people think is important enough for me to interrupt my life. People know not to text me--they won't get a response.

During seminars, I have my residents put their phones on a table in the corner of the room! NOBODY needs their phone that much.

Regarding most Millennials in the workforce:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz0o9clVQu8
 
GaryProtein said:
I agree that every generation has its unique characteristics, but my generation, my father's generation and to an extent my grandfather's generation had similar passtimes, accessibility to cars, radios and televisions were the main differences, but they did not monopolize people's lives like video games, computers and phones monopolize our children's lives today.
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I disagree about those things not monopolizing people's lives. I know many people who are 100% obsessed with things like Golf, fishing and hunting at a great cost to their families and family lives.
 
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