Diversity In George Carey's Ted Talk, The Future Of Families?

In George Carey’s Ted Talk, The future of families - four discoveries that change everything (2016) he talks about the new relationship between children and their parents and how it is changing the way we look at ourselves and the world. He begins his discussion showing two separate pictures that parents had been asked to choose from. The first picture shows a baby elephant leading the way with its mother right on his tail. The second picture shows baby ducks following their mother through the water. Carey talks about how the image of the elephants is winning in our society today. In the textbook, it discusses how diverse families are changing and how not everyone is happy with the effects taking place “Family change issues and diversity are …show more content…
In the 2000 the top three worries for children were having fun, getting what I want my birthday, and doing well in school. In 2014 the top worries for kids are shocking. The top three are their future, getting bad grades, and parents separating. This is a huge difference of kid worries in only the matter of fourteen years. Kids have more worries then they have ever had before. Each new step for children causes them to become anxious and worried about what will happen next. Each new transition into school or other situations can cause kids to feel unsure and scared. A solution for this is Instead of parents telling kids everything will be ok, it is important to address the situations that may not be ok and how to deal with it if it happens. Kids must understand how to deal with different situations in their lives (Wallace, 2017). In the video, Carey also talks about how the new changes in family could be good or bad depending on how you look at the situation. Some people say that this could lead to children not having a dominant role model in their lives. Others say that this could help the children form a better relationship with their