Do you think parents today understand their children bettert than those 50 years

There are several reasons why today's parents seem to 'understand' childlren better. One of othe reasons is that the gap between parents and children vis a vis maturity is narrowing. Children mature fast thanks to exposure to media (internet, tv, computers, etc).Today's children know what they are talking about and their demands on their parents are exacting in that parents cannot wriggle out of them. Parents would rather buy peace than get the children to get into tantrums more so because there is no time. Both parents are working and they are guilty that they are not giving enough time for their children and so they simply give in. You will have seen I have put the word 'understand' in quotes. It is not the question of understanding but being always under pressure they better 'understand'!!!!

Hi, I can't give the correct solution to your problem. Because we can see different kinds of people all over the world. Based on their character and the thought, their activites change and the result is up to them. My parents will understand me and they are very helpful in each and every situation. Even if got failure to do something, they never scold me, instead they advise and encourage me to do other thing. But i never see all the parents are completing understanding their children. Happy mylotting. Have a nice day.

I think parents nowadays seem to understand more of their children and is becoming more liberal in approaching the situation. I think before parents were subjected to obeying their parents without allowing their children to voice their opinions and concerns about themselves. But as a parent I try to hear my son's opinion no matter how inconsistent or illogical it may be but there are times that his opinion does have wisdom at times, worth listening also as a child. I am thinking that before this is not allowed and only the parents have the final say in everything which robs the child their feelings expressed and becomes more repressed making our parents grow like that. I do believe that as parents we should allow our sons or daughters learn to voice their concerns and learn from us the proper way to express our feelings towards issues that affect them.

I think it is different nowadays and cannot decipher but to what I see since there are a lot of ways to add knowledge on how to become a better parent or even how to raise a child. Anybody can just go online and read on to blogs and blogs of child care. I believe it really depends on how wide the range of the persons capability to live up on how children are nowadays. Like me for example, since I am still young I have an ideal way of raising my child better than how I was raised. Since my parents raised me really well, I am challenged to make my sons childhood better than what I experienced because I just want the best. That's just me but how about other people out there who are not up to the challenge and just go along with what the world says.

Well that still depends on individual's personality... But somehow, I think today's parents are more understanding for like what you have just stated, parents are more open and liberated in some ways now... And, I think it is also because many people are becoming parents at not so old age, the age gap with their kids are not as big as before... Parents can relate more of what is in or trend...

YES! The new generation of parents are more open-minded. 50 years ago, parents are like the ruler in the family. What they say is the law! So kids at that time follows it or not there are punishments given. But nowadays, children can always discuss or argue to their parents. They have quite a bit of a freedom to express themselves and what are theire views. Of course not all familys does have this kind but at least what we have now is not the same as 50 years ago. The bad thing about it is that the younger generation of today...sometimes they will go beyond the limit of self expression towards their parents. They tend to show no respect at all.

yes now hese parents do understand better then earlier time because of education and open environment. i thing they are now very close to their to their childrens and try to fill the gap between them. i thing this is the best thing that this gap is filing in this time because if the parent will not understand their children it will be vry difficult for the new commers to survive in this world. even if we talk about the outside people they are more towards takeing advantage of the very innocent beings then takeing care.

Your subject is really interesting. Well, you said that it was from TOEFL.Once a thinker colleague of mine made a very sage observation. "Today as parents, our lives revolves around our children. But when we were children, we were [B]also[/B]there. No body particularly 'cared' for us." That does not mean our parents did not feed us or didn't buy things we wanted. They did, of course as guided by their affordability, or subject to what idea they had as discipline. but today we are bothered about how our children feel when we discipline them. We take great pains to read how to bring up children. Our parents followed their own blindly. Even if they changed, they did only in areas where they themselves had not felt happy. Seeing the way we care for our children my dad had rebuked me as giving them too much attention as also feeling apologetic that they as parents, had not similarly gone out of the way to bother about us. One area where I find every one of our generation (I am talking about the educated ones) differs from our parents' generation is in handling the self-esteem of our children. I feel this is one thing our parents never bothered. The idea of discipline in India esp. was so out dated that in our parents' days to praise one's own children was the surest route to spoiling them! Praise your child and you have already ruined his/her life. Well, this was the state of affairs in the middle class.

i think nobody could give a correct answer, some litte boy or girl nowadays may complain they could not communicate with their parents, i thought so in my cildhood. even now, i sometimes think my parents donot understand me, they are like my grandparents, their idea does not keep pace with mine. however, with the growth of ages, I find I also not keep pace with the idea of children nowadays. at this time, i am realizing my parents' idea actually is keep in touch with mine closely, only i ask too much before and donot understand their attention. so i suggest those youngers should often communicate with your parents, trying to understand your parents, rather than always emphasize parents not understand you.

Hi Mag, As a Father of today's increasingly diverse society, I would definitely say that I understand my kid better than those of generations ago. During my Grand Father's yester years, they had never been encouraged by their Parents to school because they don't understand. They had been hesitant because they have not had much exposure to people different from themselves. Some also maybe afraid that their kid may go way ahead of them regarding exposure for some cultural and traditional issues that may need to be instilled. But now, I am helping my kid prepare to live, learn and stay in communities that will make him become even more diverse. Why? Because I know the fact that giving him tolerance will give him a wide range aspects of life. Above all, I personally conclude that my kid/s success will depends on how would I being able to understand, appreciate and work with others. Thanks.

I agree that parents have a better relationship with their kids nowadays. Well I'm a kid of this generation and my parents belong to the age of afro and Rock n Roll, . . . I say, there isn't really so much generation gap. They appreciate my music, and I can also appreciate their old songs... They even watch may cartoons and favorite T.V. programs. Unlike me and my grandmother who belonged to the years of the world war,. . . I can really say that these people have a higher level of discipline. In the house they are the iron fists.,, always in control and always giving you that stern look. They bred great achievers and their children rarely sidetracked. Frankly speaking I don't like modern kids. Too worldly. Too much sin. Some too weird. Too free. Twisted values. No God.

I think parents are always the same, they treat their children the way their parents treat them when they were young. My parents said when they were young their parents will asked them to work in the farm after school everyday. My parents don't do that because they work in the government sector but when they are going to farm they will bring us along. I don't really like it but when I start to help them plant, I start to enjoy myself.

hello magic9, well parents should understand their children now. we should not compare the children before 50 years ago, to children today.. like me, when i was young and mother scolded me, i just keep quiet. not like today, kids are good in reasoning everytime they are being reprimanded by their parents. i donot know also why kids today are like that.. i have two young kids and it is hard for me to understand them , but im doing my best raised them properly and understand their needs and demands.

hi.. yeah i think so..parents now a days are more understanding..things have changed..cultures have changed & do the parents..with the new trends n new fashions,they have to change themselves & become more understanding.. in order to make everything go right,they need to be more & more understanding..& so they are..

lol thats funny no they don't most of them are to bissy blaming other people for how their kids act.

No, today parents are negligent, they are very much into self development not of child. Even 6 month child they send in nursery. We need to think that if one child don't sit comfortably for 10 minutes. Who can not give attention to instructions of even mother and father then how we can send child in nursery. we should give them space to play with society childrens so their mental and bodily growth will be best. They can understand sorrows and happiness so in future of their life they can tackle any situation. We have to start spiritual education compulsory in school and colleges so best character peoples will come in life.

No, today parents are negligent, they are very much into self development not of child. Even 6 month child they send in nursery. We need to think that if one child don't sit comfortably for 10 minutes. Who can not give attention to instructions of even mother and father then how we can send child in nursery. we should give them space to play with society childrens so their mental and bodily growth will be best. They can understand sorrows and happiness so in future of their life they can tackle any situation. We have to start spiritual education compulsory in school and colleges so best character peoples will come in life.

hello there magic, there was a huge difference of parenting today from fifty years ago. back then, the parents are the boss and the father is a dictator to his children. unfortunately, back then rose a lot of disappointment adults of our time,because they made choice that they didn't like but at least at that time there wasn't much distractions like the technology that we have today. parents today are more democratic and understanding of their childrens desires.

Hi magic, Ya today's parents are better than 50 year's ago.Today's world is growing faster daily,In this world parents have a good role.Today's parents are really good to understand their children needs and expectations compare to the parents 50 years ago.As you said they are more open accept music,plays and etc.What the reason is compare to 50 years ago today's parents are studied and have a positive mindset.so they give more freeness to their children.Not only freeness they guiding their children all the good ways.

Yes,better and better.We all need think more of that.