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My Rant this week is probably going to get some folks all jacked up and ready to vent/debate (as if April 26th's post wasn't enough). I'm a listener of The Bert Show on Q100 (99.7 fm) Atlanta. A topic that is frequently talked about on the show is "The Wussification of America." This, in short, is about how we as parents and a society are contributing to raising a "Soft" generation of kids. For instance, some of the debatable things this topic covers are Participation Awards (i.e - sports, academics), over-caudling our children, hovering parents, refusal to believe that their kid could be guilty, etc.
I have to say that I agree with this. I feel that we as parents don't take enough responsibility when it comes to our children. I believe that there is "insufficient" parenting going on at home and that it's been left up to the school system (government) to "parent" our kids. Last time I checked, the government can barely run this nation, so I certainly don't want them raising our kids due to lack of responsibility at home.
We need to raise our children correctly with discipline, integrity and conviction. As much as we love our children and want to think that they can do no wrong, we need to realize that yes, they can do bad things and not always assume that they're innocent until we hear all of the facts. I think it's important to let our children experience failure so they can learn how to accept it when it comes, even if we know the outcome ahead of time.
And as far as participation trophies and awards go, every kid doesn't need a trophy/award for participating. Seeing the other kids get awarded for excellence should be a motivating factor for others to try harder. Not some "Thanks for playing" trophy.
Alrighty folks, Rant away in the comment section below!