Where Did the Parents of America Go Wrong?

Where Did the Parents of America Go Wrong?



Sometimes I wish I could be a sheep. If I could, I would be in better shape and would probably still be coaching college basketball and I would get to sleep in more. However, I cannot be a sheep because I have a family and I know the children of this nation have no future unless the adults stand up and take back what we have lost.

Mark my words America, if we do not defeat the banksters who have hijacked our government, our children are going to be condemned to a life of poverty, hopelessness, shorter lifespans and abject misery.

When you sheep are watching reality TV or playing fantasy football, do you ever think about your child in the next room who needs your help because the globalists have stacked the odds against them?


 A Rudderless Generation

Growing up is filled with challenges, disappointments, excitement and anticipation of the future. Growing up should contain some measure of enjoyment and the self-satisfaction that the pride in our own personal growth can bring. However, for too many of our soon-to-be young adults, life is filled with misery, disappointment and a sense of hopelessness.

Society is responsible for providing an environment which fosters growth and the freedom to explore one’s limits. And for decades, America produced children which surpassed the accomplishments and life-style amenities of the previous generation. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case. At one time in this country, parents formed the backbone for child development along with teachers and clergy. Today, the influences on our youth are not what they should be. Today’s sheep have largely forsaken their duty as parents. Take a look at what children say about the influences in their lives.

Today, where do these influences come from? A Gallup Poll from the late 1950’s asked teens to rate their biggest influences on their attitudes and lives and they listed these variables in the following order:
1. Parents       2. Church     3. Teachers   4. Peers   5. Media
Fifty years later, this same survey produced the following results:
1 & 2. Peers and media are in a virtual tie  
3. Parents   4. Teachers   5. Church
(information derived from a conference presentation on child safety sponsored by the state of Arizona in 2006).

Something Is Terribly Wrong


Increasingly for our young people, the world is not a safe place. In many areas of the country suicide has replaced car accidents as the leading cause of death. There are an estimated 8-25 attempted suicides for each suicide death. Therefore, the suicide rate is only a small representation of the hopelessness being experienced by the younger generation. The misery index in this country for our young people is off the charts. teen suicide 2Since 1968, suicides for people aged 15-24 have risen over 300%. This is a global phenomenon as suicide is now the second leading cause of death United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and many countries of Western Europe. Russia, Vietnam and India are experiencing similar increases.What is the number one reason why teens are killing themselves? The straightforward and simple answer is that they have a foreboding sense of hopelessness. Life is bleak and meaningless and all their cell phones, IPADs and X-Box games can not fill the void of emptiness.
http://www.nber.org/chapters/c10690.pdf

http://42051.faithweb.com/Suicide%20as%20a%20Public%20Health%20Threat.html

http://www.nber.org/chapters/c10690.pdf

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Attention_drawn_to_high_suicide_rates_in_Scotland,_Russia,_Australia

Hopelessness is the number one predictor of suicide.

This Is Not the Way It Is Supposed To Be

Traditionally, when teens grow into adulthood, they begin to learn that they have a measure of control over their life. Through trial-and-error, teens gain knowledge and acquire the tools necessary to solve their problems in the best way that they are able.
http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-suicide/why-teens-commit-suicide.html

In the past, when we felt hopeless, we pulled through our crises with the resources we had at our disposal and with the support from friends and family. Increasingly, that support has all but eroded. For teenagers, their overwhelming sense of hopelessness is enough to cause them to take their own lives. Most teens who survive suicide attempts say that they tried to kill themselves because they were trying to escape a situation that seemed impossible to deal with, or they were trying to escape overwhelming feelings like rejection, guilt, anger, or sadness in which they lacked any significant degree of control. That is no longer true.
http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-suicide/why-teens-commit-suicide.html

Where did we go wrong? What can be done?



by Dave Hodges