(((HAVE A LOOK BEFORE READING)))
Take some time to observe kids playing...say kids about age 4 or 5. You will see all different races; fat, skinny, and different looks. Most times they get along well don’t they? Of course there are some squabbles, but not many. After they notice the obvious different shades of skin they run off to play together; they also really don’t seem to care if a kid is fat or skinny, nor do they care about the different facial features. The accents quickly fade away as the play! Children this age seem to be color blind, or mayby they can see clearly! Is it the world and time itself that blinds? Lets have a look and see!
Observe 7 to 9 year olds when they come out to play and you will began to see the effects of this PATHETIC fallen world. You see the little groups of "buddies" form up, each on their side of the playground. Sometimes you see the different skin tones and cultures are off in their own groups too. Some aren’t included in a group of friends; the lonely outcasts stare at the trees or at their feet. Comments like; ugly, stupid, fat, nigger, slant eyes, gay, and retarded sound off like sporadic machine gun fire.
The moral decay has got so bad in modern times you even hear young children making sexual remarks and gestures. Where do you suppose they get that from? They are learning it from somewhere...aren’t they? They are learning to behave just like who they observe.
Television
The television pumps its vomit into the homes of America
America
Most of all WE ARE TO BLAME!
Sometimes in this busy age we inadvertently let the television, computer, and other folks we don’t really know baby sit the kids.
Television isn’t the only thing that influences our children!
Take this for example: Your 9 year old child wants to play outside with 8 year old Billy. Billy is a decent kid so you let you child go outside and play. Ten minutes later your child storms into the house and excitedly exclaims "can I go over to Billy’s house and play on his X box 360" Billy and his older brother Brad follow in behind, Brad is 11 and smiles and says It’s ok, I’ll watch him, we are right down the street. You look into your child’s hopeful eyes and say "ok"…"If it’s alright with Billy and Brads parents". Brad flips the cell phone out and asks permission and passes the phone to you to confirm that it’s ok. You let your child go. The child runs yelling in joy out the door. You say to yourself "well, now I can have a little peace and quiet" You sit down and relax in the quietness.
Down the street it’s anything but quiet at Billy’s house. The music is blaring loud as the kids play the video game. Your child is having fun. It’s his turn to give the controller to another kid. Bored, he just stares at the game being played on the television. Billy’s mom is in the study riveted to the soap opera’s she had tevo’ed while she was a work. Billy’s third and oldest brother Michael says to your child hey look at this! Michael is 13 years old. He shows your child a porn magazine. A change just took place in your child. That child will never be the same.
I’m not saying keep your children on level four lockdown, but you better know the folks they are with when out of sight. Of course our kids are going to see and hear stuff they should not witness. It happens, and it will continue to be. What we can do is pre strengthen our kids with solid moral values. Unfortunately "the talk" needs to happen WAY earlier now days depending on the child’s social situation. I’d say around 8 years old you need to ease into a conversation about our human behavior. We need to teach them that sexual behavior is not for them right now. Of course we need to be ultra sensitive to their age and listen to them to see where their understating is at. We need to teach them to report to you when they see something that is of that nature. We need to teach them that if someone says or shows them something that makes them feel icky or weird that God telling them to get away from it and tell mommy or daddy. We must establish trust and comfort or our kids won’t say a word to us.
Most Important! We should also watch how we Act too!
I have caught my self getting frustrated in traffic and letting a few exclamations fly in front of my child. A few days earlier I said it’s not good to cuss.
I have carelessly tossed paper out of the window when I have told them earlier that it’s not ok to litter.
I have called people stupid in my child’s presence, and I tell my kid it’s not good to call people names.
I have let my child watch television and diverted my attention to another task. I have not been the best influence on younger folks in the past, and I feel horrible, thank GOD for grace! I am still trying to gain control of myself to try to be a good influence. God is always teaching us, we are always growing!
There you go! I am guilty too! I write this out of love and experience! I keep my childhood close to me and I remember what it was like, I’m still pretty much a big kid myself.
We need to keep a diligent watch folks! We need to keep ourselves under the scope too! We can’t go blaming society and television as the source of the problem when we let it happen we are 100% responsible!
In Closing
Parent to child interaction has been eclipsed by alternate entertainment, and other folks watching our kids due to us trying to keep up in a fast paced world.
We can reach our kids and get them to understand!
Hollywood
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