Do you think that family values are important?
@grandmasimpson (32)
United States
July 21, 2011 12:25pm CST
I have seen lately that on tweeter the young are no longer concerned about their parents. I see some of the message they tweet about. I just learned how to search on tweeter.
My question is that when I see the messsage they call their parents Senior citizen. They are not happy when their parents say no to them or refuse to buy what they ask for.
Chidren spend a lot of time on social networks such as facebook, twitter and a few other. Do you think these social networks are teaching our children to no longer respect the parents and the values they are trying to teach them. Now both parents work and children have access to cell phone, internet, and other games to keep them busy when the parents are not at home. Is buying your 12 yearo old a cell phone all that important? Do you know what they are doing with this phone? Have you ever looked at the text message they send out. What about Internet? Do you know who they chat with and what they are doing on line?
6 responses
@moneywinner (1864)
• Brazil
21 Jul 11
Of course I think that family values are important! But, I don't think that most of the younger don't care about these values anymore. For me, these are the period of the everyone life that you started to contest everything, even your parents decision. You don't look to your parents as the "heros" that you thought they were.
I have been through this phase and sometimes me and my parents had some really bad fights. But, when I get older, I realize how important they are and that they only want my good.
@moneywinner (1864)
• Brazil
21 Jul 11
I don't have any children yet, but I'm already worried on what I'm going to do when they become teenagers! 
@grandmasimpson (32)
• United States
21 Jul 11
Yes teenagers year are hard. I had 5 children and had to do this 5 different times. I think teenagers are listening to more of their friends at this age and trying to fit in at school and out of school. At this age they think they know it all and do not need their parents any longer. I am happy that you grew up and realized that your parents and family are important. Just remember when your children become teenagers what you went through and how maybe you can handle it a little different with them.
@thetis74 (1525)
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22 Jul 11
It is really scary what and how these technologies can affect our children if it is so abused and not being used properly. I could see how more and more people now are getting friends from all over the world, spending most of their time to each other and forgetting all the other responsibilities in the family. And it is sad to hear that some children think like that of their parents. How I wonder why they think like that when they get old one day, and perhaps they don't mind being treated that way.
If these technologies are really affecting their values then I guess the best thing we should do to keep a constant watch on them and help guide them well and teach them the family values.
@grandmasimpson (32)
• United States
22 Jul 11
I was shocked when I was trying to understand Twitter and did a search on Senior Citizen to find out if anyone was talking about blogging. What I found out was too many teenager saying they live in a senior citizen home and the comments were not ones I wanted to read. I think that parents need to spend a little more time with their children and check on their computer accounts. It would be nice that values were restored in the family once again.
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
22 Jul 11
Family values are important, even for the teen who thinks his parents are stupid and ancient. When the teen is faced with decisions, some value system is going to come into play - why not the one they learned at home. The value system they learn in school and society is that everyone should do what they want and not be restricted by other people. That is a dangerous platform to work from.
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
21 Jul 11
I personally believe that family values are important but at the same time regret to state that they are often neglected.
@grandmasimpson (32)
• United States
21 Jul 11
I think it is today society that has changed the family values. I think that parents are so busy trying to work and support the family. I also think that the credit card and buying your children all they want has hurt the values in families. Before we would take the kids to the beach for fishing and BBQ. Now people have no time to do this. I think that people need to spend more time with thier family and get to know them better. What do you think?
@AngelHope2011 (199)
• United States
22 Jul 11
I'm only going on 19 but I do feel that family values are important. Sadly, I come from a broken family and never really knew what it was like to have a mom and dad married to each other and living in the same house as each other. My parents did when I was younger but they eventually ended their relationship. Rumor has it that it was based on race issues with my dad's family. I do feel that pop culture is destroying the minds of younger Americans and this is why so many children are rebellious, talk back to their parents and do all types of stuff that are not good. This is especially true when only one parent is around. In America, a lot of parents don't really know who their kids are talking to and that's why so many girls are kidnapped by pedophiles in this country. Let's face it, it's pop culture and the stance that society says regular Americans should have that's destroying real American family values.
@grandmasimpson (32)
• United States
22 Jul 11
I worry so much for this. You are young and know more of the culture and what is happening now. I have read that chat room are so bad and stokers go there to stock young girls. I am afraid to allow the two Great Grand chilrens on the computer for hours on end. Right now they play some games which is fine and I am checking on them all the time. They are not on the Internet and have not figuresd out about facebook and twitter yet. I just worry about the day they do.
@Maryr817 (58)
• United States
21 Jul 11
When I was growing up we played outside not in our rooms and it was yes ma'am and no sir. I think social sites take away from the quality time that should be spent with your family. With teenagers it is so easy to be manipulate and easy to want to be like the next kid. Well the next kid might not have RESPECT and it seems that is a word that has faded away. I am only 24 but I raise my kids the same way I was raised. I would rather them learn from me more than Facebook or any social site!
@grandmasimpson (32)
• United States
21 Jul 11
I am so happy to hear his. I believe the same. I try and play checkers and my husband play chess with the Great Grand children. I think the time we spend playing games is of real value to them. When we are gone they will remember the days and the fun we had together.
