It Takes A Village......Preferably One Like Mayberry / myLot

Stanton, Kentucky

April 4, 2016 11:45am CST

Have you paid attention lately to the television shows available for kids? There is no such thing as a 'moral to the story' anymore. You know what I mean, a life lesson like the ones Opie Taylor learned as he grew up with his Pa and Aunt Bea in Mayberry. Sarcasm and making fun of each other, parents, teachers and anyone in authority seems to be popular. No longer do kids get any kind of a sense of what's acceptable behavior from their favorite characters. Anything goes, as long as it's funny. Think about the home lives of many of the kids growing up today. Many of them have parents who are so busy that they barely touch base with them each day. Coming home to an empty house after school has become the norm as it has become harder to make ends meet. Wouldn't it be nice if they could get a little encouragement to be kind, honest and responsible human beings from the entertainment that they turn to? Comparing the TV shows of today to the ones of yesteryear is kind of like comparing fast food to a home cooked meal. The result of a shift back to old fashioned lessons and values being intertwined into their shows might just have a positive impact on the generation growing up in the current electronic 'village'. What do you think?

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26 responses

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

25 Apr 16

We are lucky over here that local shows creates soaps that are for children and certainly have moral lessons. EVen those soaps for adults always have a moral lesson .

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VAL

@Vjvals (906)

• Roseville, California

4 Apr 16

It takes character above all, but those shows and other patterns in society make a difference on behavior to a point

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

1 May 16

My little grandson watches Peppa the Pig and I think they really do encourage good values.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471436)

• Switzerland

24 Apr 16

You are so right, when I was a kid, the stories that we read had a moral and we learned from them. Now the values of life, the good manner, the sense of responsibility seem not to exist anymore.

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Anne Johnston

@AnneEJ (4917)

• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec

25 Apr 16

My children are all grown up, but we never had TV in our home. They did get to watch it a bit at their grandmother's house, shows like Little House on the Prairie. I don't have TV service now, so have not watched any children's programs lately, but I am sure they fall far short of the ones that were on years ago.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (16608)

• United States

4 Apr 16

Thankful I grew up in the old days and shows like that. I feel bad for kids today because the material possessions won't satisfy what they need most, family time and love. Have a blessed day

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LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (51947)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

This is why it's hard to discipline kids these days because of the things they watch on tv or the internet.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

12 Apr 16

I never watch children's programmes, but I agree with what you say.

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

12 Apr 16

@WilmaHenry54 , I agree, the tv shows that kids today watch growing up, are awful! I saw a cartoon that a friend of mines daughter was watching and I couldn't believe the characters in it. I wish they would bring some old shows back for todays generation.

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Jillybean1222

@jillybean1222 (6407)

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20 Apr 16

yes. most of the kids' shows encourage kids to be sarcastic and mean... seriously... my kids have learned from those stupid shows that it's "just joking" to tease each other... i hate it. i love andy griffith. i wish i could go back and do things differently with wha ti allow them to watch

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solxee

@sol_cee (38219)

• Philippines

19 Apr 16

And there are gadgets too. Sad.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247186)

• United States

19 Apr 16

I don't watch children's shows, nor do my grandchildren, thanks to their mom.

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Macarrosel

@Macarrosel (7498)

• Philippines

20 Apr 16

There are some children's shows that teach them good values but only few nowadays.

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

24 Apr 16

indeed, some of the children's shows on TV today do not give moral lessons so it is up to the parents to guide their kids as well. there is a great difference between the TV shows before and today.

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Morning Girl

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

12 Apr 16

It is a shame that the Television which is accessible to the kids can't even provide good moral values to the children. Parents should screen the kind of programs their children watch. I do.

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Go Crossbones

@crossbones27 (49432)

• Mojave, California

12 Apr 16

That is a good point. I do like the way they tell the stories in a bit more realistic way to how society actually works, but there does not seem to be many with life lessons. More like people just react to situations. For example, someone does someone wrong and then that person does something 10 times worse to the person that did them wrong. Then it just keeps going and going without anyone learning a thing.

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