Why are Kids now more depressed than Kids before?
By freymind
@freymind (1351)
Philippines
September 25, 2010 10:45pm CST
Here's the thing when I was in high school it doesn't really matter if I have a bf or not though I have that time weren't so close as to smooching and cuddling. We just talk in our sala and my mom, aunts, and cousins are roaming around the house [i live with my relatives] and we don't end up doing the IT. Nowadays, girls or even boys wants to have relationship too early in their teen life. And some of them even end up depressed if they don't have a partner at a certain age. I don't know why but some of my siblings are like that. I have a 19 and 16 yr. old sisters who keeps on talking about how they want to have a bf, that they want to be loved, this and that and end up so depressed when they loose that person and tries to have another. I don't know but nowadays kids don't play that much at the parks and always glued in front of the computer. Do you think this cyber age affected our youngsters? Since most of them interact with friends through MySpace, Friendster and Facebook instead of going out and playing under the sun or rain? Did we as adults made them like that by being so caught up with our jobs, making money not like the parents before wherein the wife is always at home to tend to the kids? What's your opinion MyLotters?
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@Peykat (119)
• Philippines
26 Sep 10
Modernization made all this possible, there are many positive things that technology brought to our life but also negative are still around. One of this are kids being addicted to computers are don't do much activities that can help their body to become fit. And because kids now a days want to become "IN" in the new trend. High school for them is looking for gf/bf, facebook is one way to have one and meet other people. Some of the kids nowadays cannot said that they cannot leave without a cellphone or computer.
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@freymind (1351)
• Philippines
26 Sep 10
you're right about that. i started using cellphone when i was like 17 already that was like 2002. but my siblings are like using it when our youngest was only what 12 I think. and she has more load than me. kids nowadays didn't have time to interact outside so their not broad minded or adventurous as kids before... they hurt easily and are very childish as well as immature. Hope that when I become a parent my children will understand that gadgets are not your life line. They are just things that will come and go...
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@deserve40 (1656)
• India
26 Sep 10
It is perhaps because the modern lifestlyle has become too fast and the parents are unable to spare enough time for their children. Then the children feel neglected and they do not get enough love from the parents. In such situation, they look for the love from outside. Adding to the situation is the age and physical factor. At this age there is a physical attraction for everybody due to hormonal changes in the body. So they long for love and they would fall in love with anybody who just shows little care for your child. So it is necessary to show how you care for your children. Though it is already there in your hearts, it becomes necessary to show it to them sometimes.
Another thing is the life standards of different people. Sometimes the teenagers get attracted by the luxurious lives of so called upper class people and when they do not get the same, they feel depressed.
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@LaurenInLA (2270)
• United States
26 Sep 10
I think that a parenting skills have a lot more to do with depression in children than the computer does. Children need to be taught that money and material objects are not the things that are important in their lives. In terms of your siblings, recognize that they are teenagers and that is a very challenging time in our lives. I recall things that upset me as a teen and when I put it into the perspective of the trials that I have gone through in my life, I can only laugh.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
26 Sep 10
it`s simple frey...now we got many problems because this era..ya, it`s true that many thing make us easy but dont forgot because the easyness make many things become harder and harder..thats why make many kids influence the current situation..
harder times make many pressure and not olnly involves a mature person but kids too..
it`s hard to avoid the kids from pressure of the times
@Rallon (441)
• United States
26 Sep 10
Yes, I believe just about everybody can agree that kids are growing up faster and faster these days! The scariest thing about that is they are doing so at an ever-increasing (and alarming) rate. Soon, if fear, there will be no such thing as childhood left at all! Kids will simply come out of their mothers and go immediately into the workforce and get married. We all need to just slow it down.
@make_it_real (76)
•
27 Sep 10
Even do I wondering how things like that happen to our generations now. And remembering myself even at the younger age as well as your sister I used to get curious of how is having a bf really play the part to someone else? I used to feel depression at times when i was on that stage cause I was really into looking forward for someone to be my bf.
But there are the times i somehow discover the fact, that adults have something to do on that. They play the part to teens to be their ideal persons and wanting to become like them and have the things what the adults have such as boyfriend or a relationship with someone.
@firozahmed (194)
• India
26 Sep 10
Hello Friend
well this could be true but the fact is its only going to get worse. I myself was in the soccer team in my high school and I was good at it too. well then my grades got bad and i had to concentrate more on my studies and later lost the passion for it after a year or so. but now i makeup for it by playing soccer in my play station. well it gives me more satisfaction as i am the lord in the game.
Firoz
