Many child psychologists and therapists are in agreement on one thing – children today are becoming adults too soon. In reading various articles and also from personal observation, I am in total agreement with this. Everywhere I go, I see young children dressing provocatively, using language that is inappropriate and acting in ways that would have embarrassed me at their age. Instead of enjoying the few short years of their childhood, they are trying to be mini adults.
So why is this happening? It is because many parents are pressuring their children to become responsible for themselves at a young age. They allow them to make their own choices and often try to be a friend instead of a parent. In many homes there are no restrictions as to what children watch on TV or the computer. Children often watch the same programs and movies as adults do which causes them to be exposed to sex and violence at a very early age. Children can’t handle this information emotionally, physically and spiritually and the result is early sexual activity, teen pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and violent behaviour. This results in relationship issues, problems in school, low esteem, eating disorders, addictions, depression and possibly even suicide.
Children are a gift and we should treat them with special care. We don’t need to show other people that our children are smarter, faster or better looking. We don’t need to tell our children that they are better than someone else. We don’t need to help them grow up any faster than they need to. Children need to be children. They need to play and explore. They need to be loved, appreciated and respected.
Do your children a favour and allow them to be a child. We have enough adults in the world. Don’t let childhood becoming something that is extinct.
Which child would you rather have? The one that looks like a serious model or the one that looks like she is having fun being a kid?
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