Youth and Role Models

 

         The Youth are the most impressionable group that we have on the entire planet. They want to know how things work. They want to know about culture and their origin in the world. Now, because they are impressionable they are easy to get influenced. The closest thing that can influence them is the TV screen. Many girls and boys want to know what's fashionable and what's cool. Kids are very smart and they know a lot more than what we think these days. Now when it comes to music and things they see all of this craziness:

Nicki Minaj

 

Wiz Khalifa

Beyonce

Future

      

            They have entertainers like this as role models. Because of the era that we are living in, there really aren't any good role models out there that can help shape our kids into having high self-esteem and have lots of respect for themselves. Instead they see this and they think that this is how they are suppose to look and act. There is nothing wrong with style, and fashion. However, the messages within the songs doesn't seem so positive. So we have a flashy style with negative influence. These are not the role models we need our young brothers and sisters to be looking at. They see us as big brothers and sisters that they look up to and we want to make sure that we do best to become the most positive role models for them.

       Its already bad enough that for video games we have things like:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

 And:

Destiny

     

Batman: Arkham Night

      

        Now, I don't see a problem with teens playing this game. Getting out of high school, they want something to play to pass their time. Its the young elementary kids and the middle schoolers that I have the problem. They are too young to be playing these kinds of games. I know that as parents you want to be able to spoil your children but playing these teen or mature games can be very problematic. It'll mess up the kids psyche and then after awhile they will be thinking that they can do this stuff in real life. 

 

         We should be able to let them be kids and run around and play. Take them out to the park and play their favorite sports or get involved with the playground then when they get of age, have them play some video games. As far as video games go, we can get them Nintendo or some vintage capcom games like Mega Man or something like that. These modern games are too dark and grunge like for them to play. They have to get up in age for those. 

         Also as far as role models have them around some positive role models. I know that it is easier said that done but there are some really good role models out there. Its just that the media will not cover them as much.

  

 

Trust me they are out there.

Peace.