Are we too quick to blame the kids.......

loki · 17-11-2008, 13:44

Interesting Story Here on the BBC about how Children are being written off to quickly.

Quote:

Children's charity Barnardo's, which commissioned the study, said society "casually condemned" children.

It is behind an awareness campaign, with an stark internet advertisement showing adults hunting "vermin", which turn out to be children.

The advert, intended to show how society demonises young people, was launched on 17 November. A second - different - advert will be launched for TV on 24 November.

Some 54% of the adults questioned thought that British children behaved like "animals".

So are we too quick to write off children as nuicanses or problems to society. Do we engage them enough ?? This is something that I feel very strongly about as I think life can be tough enough as it is without being written off before it has even started.

I can't help but think that we should do more for the children. As in most cases of deprevation and excess education and opportunity is the key. What really annoys me is when you see school fields being sold off and nothing replacing them except more concrete eyesores(Appartments).

I accept entirely children/youths & teenagers should earn respect and they are not going to get that by terrorising the locals but by the same token there should be more for them to do. I had some first hand experience of this when I was coaching my lads team over the summer. One of the local residents writes a letter to the headteacher every month complaining because the six and seven year olds are too noisy. Her back garden backs onto the school field. So even if it's an organised event with adults supervising, people still dont want to help children and give them some opportunity.

Whats your thoughts on it

phykell · 17-11-2008, 19:45

I don't think we're too quick to blame "children", and I'd say that it's perhaps the definition of "children" that is in question here. Kids these days want to be treated as adults, well that's just fine, let them act as such and if they cross the line, let them be punished as such. I must admit, the advert really irritated me and the irony is that the "children" in question, would probably be highly offended at being labelled as they were by Barnardos.

NokkonWud · 01-12-2008, 02:57

As a whole yes, but it's a media state where good news is no news and bad news is the only news. It's a shock tactic where groups of people are vilified in the Newspapers or on the Television, but we never see the flip side of that.

People, a lot of the time, blame children because the media tells them to.

phykell · 05-12-2008, 23:07

I wonder what Barnardos would make of this then?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7767838.stm

No doubt, that's not really their fault. They're just locked into a cycle that they can't get out of.

karbon · 06-12-2008, 05:09

i think people as a whole want things handed to them, young people are no different. kids thesedays have "nothing to do" which seems to be the general response to "why are you causing trouble?", i fail to see how there is somehow less for a kid in any of the underprivileged areas of the country to do today than there was in the past.

i remember building go-karts, organising football matches and climbing trees when i was young, and that was only 10 years ago really.

17-11-2008, 19:45	#2
phykell Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 833	I don't think we're too quick to blame "children", and I'd say that it's perhaps the definition of "children" that is in question here. Kids these days want to be treated as adults, well that's just fine, let them act as such and if they cross the line, let them be punished as such. I must admit, the advert really irritated me and the irony is that the "children" in question, would probably be highly offended at being labelled as they were by Barnardos. __________________

01-12-2008, 02:57	#3
NokkonWud BD Recruitment Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Smogville Posts: 3,880	As a whole yes, but it's a media state where good news is no news and bad news is the only news. It's a shock tactic where groups of people are vilified in the Newspapers or on the Television, but we never see the flip side of that. People, a lot of the time, blame children because the media tells them to. __________________

05-12-2008, 23:07	#4
phykell Vodka Martini Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 833	I wonder what Barnardos would make of this then? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7767838.stm No doubt, that's not really their fault. They're just locked into a cycle that they can't get out of. __________________

06-12-2008, 05:09	#5
karbon Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 475	i think people as a whole want things handed to them, young people are no different. kids thesedays have "nothing to do" which seems to be the general response to "why are you causing trouble?", i fail to see how there is somehow less for a kid in any of the underprivileged areas of the country to do today than there was in the past. i remember building go-karts, organising football matches and climbing trees when i was young, and that was only 10 years ago really. __________________