There's always a sad theory that keeps floating in my mind.
Is school (nowadays), community service and the things labelled "self-esteem building" and "independance" a sign of parents turning away from their kids and dumping their childhoods to the society and their own devices?
Here's the potential proof:
- 70 or so years ago, teenagers weren't mad like teens today. They were bound by tradition, culture and adults.
- Adults didn't have as much to do as they have now. Parents (mostly mothers) were at home.
- The concept of maids, baby-sitters and helpers has never been more widespread than it is today.
- The feminist movement has only became a major source of change in terms of family in the last 80 years. Same period of time as this conspiracy!
- When and where did the rise of pop music and culture come about? Teens (specifically the baby boomers) and post - WWII
- When did MEDCs decide that the birth rate must fall dramatically?
- When did people start blaming the brain for the wildness of teenagers? When did the need to make this proof up arise? In the last 50 years.
There's something potentially wrong about the first 4 years of children today - they have been exposed to many many people other than their parents. This has rarely happened ever in the history of the human species. Because the first four years are very important in building up the characteristics of a person, they must not be ruined.
