From a purely quantitative perspective, if we measure parenting by time spent with parent and child interacting together, it would seem that there is a lot less parenting going on these days. As a result of the changing family structure, more and more there is often only one parent around. Study after study shows this is how kids spend most of their free time. In this culture the desperate assert their value by violence. A likely answer is at the mercy of the popular media and the peer culture - hardly desirable sources of moral upbringing.
Society has to choose what expectations to present to our kids.
Society also has to understand what message is desired and what message is actually communicated. Our kids will rise or sink to the expectations that we communicate and hold both ourselves and them accountable to. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy and Legal Terms . Contact the webmaster .