Do you think kids these days are growing up too fast in all the bad ways and not fast enough in the good ones?

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i. e. they want all the privileges with none of the responsibilities

Turquoise46 · Accepted Answer

They work incredibly hard in school, plus my son walks a mile home from the bus stop in all kinds of weather carrying an overloaded backpack and his laptop. He can't use his locker so he carries all his high school books around all day. His back is starting to hurt from it.

I heard a teacher say that Kindergartners are now expected to know bound and verbs. We were just learning our ABCs when I was in Kindergarten! Now they have to learn sentence structure, too?

My 18-yr-old nephew worked his butt off to become an eagle scout but can't figure out what to do with the rest of his life and is battling depression. His brother was hit by a car on his way to school and is slowly, painfully recovering from severely broken bones and nerve damage, determined to graduate from 8th grade this year.

It takes my friend's autistic son hours to do a sheet of homework my son could do in five minutes, but the standards are the same for both boys.

Life today has so much more pressure, and unemployed adults are taking the jobs teenagers used to take so it's harder to pay for things they need.

I just hired a young woman who had graduated from college, got a job that she was great at, then their whole department was outsourced overseas. She was required to train her replacement over Skype, and laid off. She's 24. I couldn't believe it when she told me that.

RhythmBlack · Accepted Answer

My younger sister fits in the category of wanting to grow without the responsibility. It gets really annoying when she wants to act all grown but doesn't want to take responsibility for her actions and would rather find a way to bring someone down with her even though they have nothing to do with the situation.

I just think modern kids just to rush and become adults without truly enjoying childhood. Which is weird, because being a kid is awesome.

samhradh_leannan · Accepted Answer

Yes, I agree with that 100%. Children are getting into stuff like makeup, social media, and popular culture at such young ages. And what ten year old needs an iPhone? Seriously?

When I have kids, I will do everything I can to see that they experience childhood fully as children and transition naturally into responsible adults.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I see girls who are 11 and have a body of grown woman. It's due to all the shit they are putting in meat and cereal and milk. Then there is technology but you can't change that as technology is advancing. All parents can do is limit their children's time with phones and iPads.

martyfellow · Accepted Answer

Yes, the Internet makes them think they know it all, and gives them access to all the latest starlet fashions... which they blindly imitate, and then think they must be adult now, since they look like an adult.

Mostly talking about girls here. Guys may have some tendency that way, but the girls!!! Man...

madhatters4 · Accepted Answer

i don't think kids are growing up too fast in ways that are all bad to your statement..."they want all the privileges with none of the responsibilities "... that really isn't anything new

ishtiaqe22 · Answer

except my younger brother. girls few years older than him wants to date him but he doesn't even get the hints. I bought him 2 phones, laptop, tablet, ps4, thousands of dollars worth of games just to make sure he doesn't say we didn't provide him... but apparently he doesn't want any of them. he reads books. few books a week.

capturemyheartnow · Answer

It depends on what issues you judge them. On some issues , today's kids are better. On other issues , they are worse. So don't underestimate today's kids. They can be as good s anyone in the past. In terms of use of technology , today's kids are much more advanced.

DarkAngek · Answer

Yes it is true and I hate not because I have an old mind but because: You will spend the rest of your life as a adult person, why you start that in 13 and 14? Why act like a grown up while you are not? Just enjoy as a kid you are! Thats why many kids nowadays are despressed because they "enjoy" as adults from very young age and later on their life they get bored of everything.

BellePepper · Answer

I feel like they're still the same as we were but exposed to more. And really if there are issues these kids are facing it's because their parents aren't paying attention to them. Just the same as us.

NeighbouringGoat · Answer

Not true. Many of my friends and I have our noses buried in books, and don't care much for guys, never done drugs, and consider makeup as a waste of money and as a frivolity.

JimRSmith · Answer

Yeah, I have to agree with that.  From the poll, it seems there's a high degree of agreement, generally!!

skeptic002 · Answer

it has to happen unfortunately things will get worse as time passes

Hosea 4:6 for my children are destroyed for lack of knowledge you better study your history

you know the saying history always repeats itself

Anonymous · Answer

Yup I kinda regret having the computer in my life, in high school I was trying to date online, I wish I never did, I wish I kept being naïve and stick to myself.

ambertaylor · Answer

I do indeed and I find it really sad, there is no innocence or wonder in young minds anymore.

Iraqveteran666 · Answer

I agree. We have thirty years Olds living at home in their parents basement ffs

COCOCHANEL · Answer

this is a common topic on this site. i guess so, yes

Blitzkrieger · Answer

Its the environment they grow up in that causes this do really past generations are to blame.

Anonymous · Answer

what i dont understand is why, when a little girl is 3, 4, 5, etc.. call their dad's their hero, then at 15, 16, 17, and even 18, they want nothing to do with them, at all. why, why is that?

Anonymous · Answer

people have been saying that same thing for generations.

Mustachekitteh · Answer

Yes and they look creepy.

CheerGirl38139 · Answer

for the most part, yeah. Pretty much.

Phoenix98 · Answer

Yup that's one way of putting it.

ASEXY · Answer

No, I don't notice these things.

helloitsmethere · Answer

Yes. *cough* Malu Trevejo *cough*

Decentguy · Answer

yes, without any doubt

lumberman9 · Answer

Yeah this is actually really true lol

Dred1614returns · Answer

That's a good way to put it.

LittleSally · Answer

Yes. All of them!

cupidkisses · Answer

agree

CaramelCookie · Answer

Yes without a doubt!

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