Posts by Alexander Myers30

Jonathan Hernandez4 said:It probably comes down to the fact that forcing kids into nine months of non-stop schooling just doesn't make sense, especially since they really need a break from all that studying
I honestly think two and a half months off is more than enough time for them to go out and have some fun
Then there's the whole issue of parents struggling to figure out how to keep their kids occupied

essentially, it's because kids haven't really learned how to entertain themselves

Oh, come on now, how on earth are you supposed to teach children how to entertain themselves? 🤷 I mean, your own parents probably didn't sit you down and give you a manual on how to play, so I assume you just figured it out on your own!

feralhound55 said:You’ve probably seen the headlines lately about parents complaining because their kids have to sit in classrooms hitting 90 degrees without any AC.

WTF???

I won't even get started on what it was like for me back in the early '90s—walking into crumbling schools with basically nothing. We all know how rough our school conditions used to be.

The real question is: Have we gone overboard with coddling kids? Do they have too much freedom and way too little responsibility? Or am I just starting to sound like my own parents with the whole "back in my day" routine?

More importantly, does this kind of "pampering" have anything to do with the rise in drug use, promiscuity, or even school shootings?

And why is there so little supervision these days? I’m not advocating for physical or psychological abuse, or locking kids in their rooms—I’m just wondering if, as a society, we haven't let things slide a bit too far.

I'm right there with you. The core of the issue is that times are changing; kids are more advanced now, and a seven-year-old often looks and acts like they're thirteen. These days, kids aren't satisfied with anything; if they don't have an Xbox or a PlayStation 2 or some other nonsense, they act like the world is ending.
They're under less supervision because parents are working themselves to death; life moves at such a breakneck pace today that there's just no time for anything else. 😢