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====Children behavior has grown significantly worse over past century. Part of the problem is that children with emotional and behavioral problems are now three times worse than 20 years ago, parents try too hard to become friends with their children, and technology in today’s society encourages inappropriate behaviors and languages they leave parents and teachers helpless in authority.====
 * Child behavior better or worse? **

====Children with emotional or behavioral disorders are characterized primarily by behavior that falls significantly beyond the norms of their cultural and age group on two dimensions. There are three times more children with emotional and behavioral problems than there were 20 years ago from dealing with divorce to preparing for a new sibling. Behavior and emotional problems in young children have effects on both their academic achievements and social relationships.====

==== Parents today want to be "friends" with their children more than in the past and so we have a loosening up of parental authority and parental standards for good behavior. Instead of hearing "No, that's wrong!" we hear "That doesn't work,” Instead of "Don't throw sand in that boy's eyes! You've hurt him! Say you’re sorry!" I see that parent just move their child away and redirect him. As a result, we have children who think they can do no wrong and we have a lot more bullies who think whatever they say or do is all right. ====



====With the advent of cable TV, the Web, PCs, laptops, IPods , I P ads, Nintendo DS, Entertainment systems in cars and cell phones, and social networks like Facebook. In today’s society technology is growing fast and reaching out more towards children . Children are being desensitized to violence, sex, bad language and backtalk to authorities to the point that teachers and parents are left often feeling helpless and overwhelmed by inappropriate behaviors and language. Technology is everywhere; it brings children to the point of obsessiveness and dependability.Now a days it's very difficult for (many of) children to imagine just sitting down with a book and turning off the phone. ====

====When we look back on how our grandparents and their parents were raised and how they acted as young children it seems ridiculous and too strict. Children today are getting more and more out of line. Children face emotional and behavior problems from issues inside their home. Parents are too keen on becoming friends instead of adults in their relationship with their children. Technology has captured the attention of children and brought violence, sex, or inappropriate language into their lives. Children’s behaviors have become worse over the past years.====