The development of a child is dependent on many factors around them. Two major impacts on the physical and mental growth during youth stages are parental and celebrity influences. Although there are many differences between these two sources of influence on today’s youth, they can both have positive as well as negative effects. The three main ways parents and celebrities influence children and adolescents is through lifestyle choices, habits, and appearances.
It is the responsibility of parents to teach and show their children how to function properly in this complicated world. The parental guidance, or lack thereof, can have long-lasting effects; whether these effects are positive or negative are strongly dependent on the parents. Children …show more content…
Children who lack parental role models may look up to celebrities more so than children with strong parental influence. These teens will continue to be impacted by celebrities as they enter young adulthood because it was the only source of influence that they have ever received. In contrast, teens with parents that showed an active involvement on their growth and development will come to self-realization. Their maturity will help them notice that following the footsteps of celebrities is not necessarily the proper way to live. This is not to say that all celebrity influences are negative, but rather that the influences made by parents leave a bigger impression. Celebrity influences are most often short term phases in a person’s life, whereas parental influences are long-lasting. A significant reason for this is because parents can control to a certain extent to what type of celebrities their children are exposed to. Additionally, if parents aren’t heavily influenced by celebrities and media, then their children will follow the same mentality. On the contrary, parents that are regularly watching reality television shows and reading tabloids will most likely influence their children to look up to celebrities. Ultimately, the parents are in the position to guide where their children will obtain their largest
It is the responsibility of parents to teach and show their children how to function properly in this complicated world. The parental guidance, or lack thereof, can have long-lasting effects; whether these effects are positive or negative are strongly dependent on the parents. Children …show more content…
Children who lack parental role models may look up to celebrities more so than children with strong parental influence. These teens will continue to be impacted by celebrities as they enter young adulthood because it was the only source of influence that they have ever received. In contrast, teens with parents that showed an active involvement on their growth and development will come to self-realization. Their maturity will help them notice that following the footsteps of celebrities is not necessarily the proper way to live. This is not to say that all celebrity influences are negative, but rather that the influences made by parents leave a bigger impression. Celebrity influences are most often short term phases in a person’s life, whereas parental influences are long-lasting. A significant reason for this is because parents can control to a certain extent to what type of celebrities their children are exposed to. Additionally, if parents aren’t heavily influenced by celebrities and media, then their children will follow the same mentality. On the contrary, parents that are regularly watching reality television shows and reading tabloids will most likely influence their children to look up to celebrities. Ultimately, the parents are in the position to guide where their children will obtain their largest