Although the article states that government has cut some funding for youth programs, I still believe children are respected. I work for a youth program that helps at risk youth. The company is called Youth Dynamics, and they have multiple different ways that they try to help youth that are at risk due to behavioral or mental health issues. I know that children are greatly protected and thought about in school systems. As a football coach at a high school I had to undergo over 10 hours of online training before I could work with these athletes. I also had to complete a 2 hour training session on ways to spot out out of normal behavior of a child that is being molested and how to try and identify actions of someone who may be a child molester. Also with youth dynamics I had to undergo multiple background checks before I could work with the children. So I know that children are protected in that way.
I also believe that you can not blame the actions of today's youth on society's technical advancement. R rated movies and graphic video games are made for ADULTS, not youth. It is a parent's responsibility to make sure their child is not playing these games or watching these movies. As shown from pages 61-63 of this article http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/faculty/caa/abstracts/2010-2014/12AW.pdf Research suggests that only 10% of violence is actually related to media violence. Therefore; you can not blame violent behavior solely on media or government involvement with children. Today's youth is respected just the same, or even more than in the past regardless of some cuts in funding.
Mary Yates 9/5/13 Children
ReplyDeleteI feel that as a society, we are letting our children down in an effort to make them happy. It seems like we only care about what we have and want, versus our children's future needs or long term effects. Every where we look, we see violence and negative examples without any mention of the damage it can create on a subconcsious level. Instead of healing, and looking at the root of our problems, we go to doctors for quick fix prescriptions.
Money and politics seem to motivate our reasons for leaving the children in need of services without, while the wealthy have more resources than needed. Is money a logical solution? It seems like we have to have more money in order to take actions while there are plenty of businesses that could donate their facilities when not in use, as well as therapists, doctors, and every day people willing to devote a few hours a week, in hopes of helping a child. Whose job is it to take a stand for our children? What ever happened to pride, respect, and morals? We see less and less of them in todays societies. In my opinion, theories are useless without these things and it is up to us to make the changes needed.