What is the cause of so many children with behaviour problems?

\ Maybe they are getting too much exposure these days to the crazy and violent lifestyle that is cccurring. Sometimes too children might behave strangely because of the teasing and abuse they get at school or by other kids. Different factors could be a cause of this behavior issue. In some cases their behavior might be a result of things that their parents had done in the past.

I think it falls partly because of the outside influences but mostly how they are taught in the home. I have taught both of my boys to always be respectful and think of how they would want to be treated before treating someone badly. They both have their manners when in public (they both always hold the doors open for women (old & young) that come across their paths). I think SOME parents now-a-days just give up on teaching their kids the proper way to act and be. It is sad that this is happens, but it seems to be more and more common as the years pass.

I think there are many societal problems and better recognition of the problems not necessarily more problems

I would personally say it is the society that we live in has considerably changed the behaviour pattern of kids. Parents these days have no time to spend with their kids. They are too busy making money they neglect the children without their own knowledge. The divorce rate has increased, and kids are getting shuffled from one parent to another like a tennis ball. The value of authority is not taught from the begining, moral values have gone down the drain, love and compassion is lost and the worst thing is that these kids have no one to look up to for support. Can we change all this for the sake of our future generation? Yes we can, if we sacrifice certain worldly possessions for love. Peace.

I feel a lot of this is because of the pace of life these days. I remember reading the book "To kill a Mockingbird" and thinking, "now that's childhood in one of its best forms". Children these days spend most of their time surfing the internet or watching TV and get influenced a lot by them. Then again, with both parents working in most families, children dont get much of their parents' time and are not close to them. This leads to violent and rebellious behaviour, because studies have shown that children who do not have close family ties tend to try to draw attention to themselves by rebelling.