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Once upon a time children would learn all their values and 'ways' from their parents. Back then, parents used to raise their children.
Back then, we had one heavily censored television station and derived our entertainment from marbles, muwindo, kuduff gonaro bila orwaro, school yard fights, watoto ka chini, mills & boon, sidney sheldon and perry mason.
Kids nowadays got xbox, ps3, psp, dstv, internet, a gazillion tv channels, a gazillatrillion radio channels and publications out the wazoo.
A young mother once told me that her 8 month old daughter learnt to hold up a mobile phone to her ear and say "hallo", before she learnt to say mama or dada!
Quote:That is why parents are now the ones learning from their children.... trying to understand them. Because they never knew them to begin with.
Unless you recently checked in from Pluto, that's what we call the generation gap. It's been in existence from the Pleistocene Era to the 21st Century.
The only difference is the 21st century kid is bombarded with info. My son asked me about the birds and the bees while in middle primary - TO THIS DAY, MY DAD AND I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION.
One thing I discovered with this generation is that taking the "know-it-all" high road can lead to disastrous results. You may not agree with what they call entertainment BUT alienating them altogether is (IMHO) daft!
I almost slipped a disc when my ka-daughter came home excited one day and insisted she wanted to teach her old man some new dance called Bend Over. I don't approve of the dance or the lyrics, but by maintaining a tight bond with my little princess, I'm sure I can help her avoid some of life's potholes!
So nice that its nasty, so bangin' its busting,
So slick that its sick, so dope its disgusting!