I would not want to be a kid in today's world. What are we doing to cultivate a emotionally healthy environs for our children?

Yes, I thought my parent's had money and they ruled with an ironfist regarding what we got, what we ate, who I was with...everything I did especially when compared to other parents who gave their children so much more freedom.

My brothers and I felt envious of others for some petty shit...ha. If we commented on it to the parental units we where told that life was just that way sometimes or that we could have it much worse and get over it.


Seems funny now.

Speak for yourself. My kids are well rounded. They do not spend their lives watching TV and being Vidiots. One plays music, one reads non-fiction science, one owns his own company, and the youngest will be heading to UCLA in the fall of 2013.

They are not caught up in the MSM, TV, nor pop culture. They are aware of it but they are also aware of the evils in society. They all understand how the NWO and the MIC (all TPTB) operate.

They used to think I was full of shit but as they have gotten older they appreciate how wise their ole man is.

I know

And then you're left with someone who has been completely sheltered without developing any real social skills and friendships. And when the time comes for them to go off to college or become part of the workforce, they'll be overwhelmed with......PEOPLE!

Parents just need to be parents and stop blaming everything and everyone else. We need to be loving, compassionate, as well as firm and disciplined. Be their parents, not their friends. Keep kids of these damn prescription meds too!

I for one am keeping my kids out of public school. THAT is the MAIN problem with all of it, in my opinion. If you leave your child in state school to be turned into a mindless Marxist, they will have physical, mental, social and spiritual deficiencies, I promise! What you teach them a few hours a week cannot undo 30+ hours of brainwashing that they endure. You can get all into the modern psychobabble about how they were picked last and their shoe laces were too tight, but the bottom line for me is: If you teach kids that don't know any better that government is god, that they are related to cock roaches, that homosexuality is just a normal lifestyle choice, that the Founders were rebellious idealists and that free markets are selfish then you will get a generation of deranged psychopaths, and here we are. If you still have your kids under this beast system you should be ashamed! NONE of them are good, I don't care how highly they rate! GET THEM OUT NOW!

this is the greatest mistake of all:
"Children need to grow up in a two parent home".

We all need to be in a FAMILY

My wife just dropped on me yesterday that she wants to have another one. I'm not so sure that I do. I don't see a very bright future ahead..

It sure is a delicate balance of many things to bring up a well rounded adult ...

I think this is why more and more are choosing not to have children. It is very sad.

I agree very much, Salt. I've told my kid many times that I can't imagine what it's like to be 17 today, to grow up in a world, that is, for lack of a better word, alien to me.

We need to try to lead by example, and the more of us adults that try, in a positive way, hopefully the environment will shift enough that there is a tangible difference.

I think a lot of kids these days (and adults, to be sure) are attached to technological distractions. We lose sight of human contact, and kindness, and become numb and blind to problems in this world, until they come knocking at our doorstep.

But you can be loving to that child and teach that child to bring brightness to what lies ahead.

We need more light shining in this dark place.

Yes, a family with two parents. Look at crime rates, statistics always show children who grow up in single parent homes have a much higher chance of being imprisoned, live in poverty, or be addicted to drugs.

There are some great single parents out there, that do all they can. That are single parents at no fault of their own. But for the childrens development nothing beats a two parent home.

there are too many toxins in everything. Thought, culture, diet, everything. It is so hard to create a healthy environment for children when we can't even clear our own heads.

Your arguments lack knowledge and have no substance. You are parroting what the system tells you to say. How many public schools encourage students to socialize?! You get sent out in the hallway for that. How many situations in real life do you only interact with people your same age? NONE! Social skills are not the same as cliques and sports. I have 5 kids that have been homeschooled that would not only out test any of your "well socialized" kids, but excel in any job they perform, have a great group of intelligent, Christian friends, and can interact with any age-group just fine, including adults. Save me the parrot act, it's not gonna cut it. Get your kids out of school, take some responsibility and teach them yourself!

Very true, Koffee, thanks!

one parent is not enough.
definitely.

but, some of us single moms signed up for lasting marriages and got swindled.

now what?

Research the Amish and their lifestyle.

Not that we have to go to the extreme, but their basic Ordnung and having a definite hierarchy with respect and obedience. A purposeful life (family & survival) with a love of God's creation.

I understand that. That's why I said sometimes a single parent is one not at their own fault.

Which is also why in my first post I said Fathers need to stay around and raise the kids they have.

This is probably not going to be a popular comment, especially to those of you in the States but It's not really a global issue. It's a cultural issue. I grew up in the States and still have family there. I visit often and vacation there. I have been in Canada for the last 12 years. I see glaring differences between the kids in the US and Canadian kids. I have 2 teenagers and many nieces and nephews in the US and in Canada.

Canadian kids or more well behaved and adjusted than their counter parts in the US. More polite and respectful. BEtter educated and healthier.

I pray for family members in the US and for the young generation that will have a huge financial burden upon there shoulders.

Have you been in a coma? Our debt is over $16 trillion and rising exponentially. We are well past the tipping point, and when this bubble pops, you won't be insulated in "your area".

well, whatever planet you live on, i want to go there.

i agree, however, that we must not take a hopeless attitude.

but... still!

We, as adults, are doing nothing?Our kids are left alone?nobody gives a shit what happens to our kids? quotes from op in 2 posts i read, i think you need to get out in the real world out from behind your computer screan, and make want u want happen instead of just pretending and talking about it, thats your world if u make it, i do all i can for children, alot! of people care with all there hearts!!! my children are never alone, and kids are baby goats. Im not attacking you im trying to pick u up to look at it a bit differently

Our country is broken for all, not just kids.

An independent media is where it starts.

Most of my relatives live in Canada. On my mom's side, none of her five siblings, or any of their total 17 children (first cousins) are divorced.

Cute:

Just remember this: We, the:sheep:, will still be here for you when you need us. Love and kisses

Every generation has said the same thing..

Religitards think they're forgiven, so they can slander all they want. Fucking losers.

SO TRUE!!! The family and home life are crucial determiners of the integrity of society. Child culture should start with the love and care of BOTH the mother and father, then develop on into society. It is true, if the individual is the atom of society, then the family is the molecule. Human relationship scales up from there. As family is one of the smallest parts, in the final analysis, it is also the greatest whole, for in this universe of universes we are all one cosmic family. This is the lesson we should pass on to our children! :)

Oh and God bless to you too, Salt! :)

No, actually I am thinking for myself there champ.

It's not a parrot act. And you know what, I can say you're parroting too, big deal. Do you care? No? Good, because neither do I. You're just trying to defend your choice of homeschooling. If that works for you and your kids, great! I wish nothing but the best for you and them. But I have my own opinions regarding this issue.

Public schools encourage students to socialize primarily through extra-curricular activities such as sports, theater, music etc. Also, students develop friendships along the way too. What's so horrible about that?

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Weshouldhave listened !

"History repeats itself", Now weare finished, done, cooked our goose, made our bed and now must sleep in it