Overprotection: The Dumbest Generation

In today’s world, our parents expect us to behave the way society wants us to. We may not follow this always and may deviate from behaving in the right way. These expectations

I just recently had the opportunity to read the magazine article from The Atlantic titled “The Overprotected Kid” by Hanna Rosin. This article constantly critiques and bashes society along with the parenting styles of today. I agree with Rosin that parents are too protective over their children because parents today are holding back their children and are preventing them from many experiences. Fortunately, my parents were not part of this trend, allowing me to explore and learn from my own experiences and mistakes. Playgrounds are becoming to a point that is almost too safe and children are taking less risks. Playgrounds and parents are not allowing kids to learn on their own and experience life while taking risks.

In the article “The Shortening Leash”, which publishes in slate.com, Jessica Grose and Hanna Rosin describe the children today have much less freedom in the childhood than their parents and the possible reason why this happens. According to board surveys for asking about what parents did in their childhood and what they allow their own kids to do now indicate that childhood criterions have changed violently over a generation.

In today's world many kids are too coddled by their parents and schools and I agree. Parents coddle their kids by taking them out of test and not challenging them. Schools baby them by making sure no one is left out in games and banning certain clothing. If parents and schools don’t stop treating their kids in this manner, they are going to have a harsh time when they grow

The most influential person in an individual life happens to be the parents. Parents teach their children expected behavior, boundaries, and rules. Although, children are always more attentive to their parent’s behavior; something parents quite often do not realize. If the parents walk does not match their talk their; kids will not take in consideration what they have been taught. Kids always have that mentality of “if you did it, I will do it too because it is okay.” Children learn more from their parents character than their teachings; demonstrating that actions speak louder than words. Clearly, what individuals are exposed in their adolescents shapes their mentality affecting how they perceive situations and people. A lot of things

When you were little did your parents ever let you go somewhere by yourself? Whether it was to go get the mail, to go to a gas station or the store to buy some milk or even just left you at home for a couple of hours while they went to work or the store or where ever they needed to be, you were left alone for a few hours. Well in the article “The Overprotected Kid”, Hanna Rosin explains what she sees when she brings her 5 years old son Gideon to The Land. She tells us about what are some of the kids are doing like learning how to start a fire so they can stay warm, she see some boys using an old mattresses like a trampoline which they are having fun doing flips on. She describes the land like a junkyard but safer, there is no slides, monkey bars, seesaws or swings there to keep the kids entertained what there is there is tires, a frayed rope swing, or whatever is already there or whatever gets donated. She sees some kids are using a walker that the elderly neighbor donated, it is being used as a jail cell but the next day it could be used as something else. You never know what the kids will come up with. What toys are there they are ignored. She sees a stuff animal faced down in the mud and another sitting behind a broken chair. In the article, “The Overprotected Kid “ by Hanna Rosin, she successfully persuades the reader that it's ok for kids to be alone and to let them go play with friends as long as they agree to come home at the time you tell them to.

On ‘Educating Essex’ I have witnessed many negative things that show teenagers in a bad way, such as students walking across a table, pupils on mobile phones, swearing at each other and teachers,

In the article of the “Overprotected Kid” written by Hanna Rosin, gives some informational stuff to think back on and all the way to present time. The article gives you something to think about especially with playgrounds and world around us.

Since the early 19th century, people would consider children as young adults, and it was expected from them to behave

When a child is in its early years, it is considered an evil entity for humanity. Wherever they go, catastrophe is bound to happen, whether it would be throw food in the floor at lunch, or drawing all over the drywall in the basement, children are difficult to deal with. However, as they progress through their daily lives, they start becoming more behaved and start to conduct themselves properly. This process does not occur naturally though, kids must learn right from wrong not just in the classroom, but from their own personal experiences. The cycle of learning from peers and from oneself continues throughout one's entire lifetime, because as far as humanity is concerned, our brain has no limit to what we can learn. Teens and other readers

Little kids growing up have a lot of dos and don’ts to obey in their lives. Their parents teach them to be good people: respect everyone the way they want to be respected and to be themselves. “Advice to Youth” is an essay by Mark Twain. The title lets a reader know that the audience is the youth. Twain says his purpose is to teach a lesson to youth.

Today, many young people do not watch how they act in public like they should. They are constantly swearing or not following simple rules like respecting adults or even walking on the sidewalk. Children are constantly watching what high schoolers do and how they act and, in turn, will think it is okay for them to be like that and will later copy their actions. Children are always watching how teenagers speak to others and even how they put their shoes on. I always tell the children I work with, “Do the thing you think is right.” Today, many teens do not realize that “small eyes are watching” and do not watch their actions or their language around children who, then, believe it is okay to act like this in public when it is not.

A clear distinction between children and adults must be establish to assure that paternalism does not encroach on the life choices of adults [From Points 1 and 2]

As such, many older individuals look down at teenagers and judge them too swiftly and too harshly, never really allowing them the opportunity to prove themselves. Although there are teenagers that do represent this stereotype, the majority are rather cautious and careful. In fact, most teenagers are entrusted vehicles, phones, or other valuable belongings by their parents and will take excellent care of them, showing a sense of responsibility that way. In another way, teenagers have shown how responsible they are by playing sports and going to school, and while that may not seem like much, it is showing that they can still be responsible enough to do their schoolwork, but are also responsible enough to keep up with their sports or club activities. Correspondingly, teenagers can also show their capability to be dependable and sensible young adults by making suitable and appropriate choices and by choosing friends with similar interests and values as their

Today's children and teens are more disrespectful, undisciplined, and irresponsible than ever before. According to dictionary.com, “today”, or the present, is often defined as this decade or the past couple years. Many people believe that this is just a phase that teenagers go through but this is a myth because some don’t grow out of it. This causes not only the children and teens to suffer but also the world. They are the ones who will be making the decisions for the future and no one wants their future in the hands of someone with these characteristics. Raising kids in this generation can be difficult, but raising them in a correct way produces a great reward. Undisciplined, irresponsible, and disrespectful children have become a common problem in today’s world in the last couple years. Many have tried to fix this problem but have failed. I propose that parents change their style of parenting to one of warmth as well as firmness; this is also known as authoritative parenting.