The Pros And Cons Of Locking A Child

Children are being raised in a different fashion than the older generations. This is because of a different lifestyle taken on by adults. Some of these differences include: parents being overly protective and showing a lack of affection inside the household. Parents are afraid their children will be abducted if their children were to play with others within the neighborhood. More recent events, such as shootings at schools, have left parents more hesitant to let their kids out to play because they are afraid their children will b kidnapped by a stranger. But, a child is more likely to have a heart attack than to be kidnapped. If a child was to be abducted, he has a ten percent chance that a stranger is going to do it, whereas the child's …show more content…
When the street light came on, that's when it was time to go home and eat supper. But today, parents call or text to tell the child to go home instead of screaming from the front yard that it is time to go home. On the other hand, parents nowadays will not let their children roam the neighborhood without adult supervision. Video games and home activities have allowed parents to have more control of their child's free time and safety. This allows the parents to not wonder where their children are when they can simply look in the living-room. Locking a child in a house to protect them during their childhood is basically a disaster waiting to happen when the child moves out and into the adult …show more content…
Today, twice that many of people are getting a divorce, which means more children are getting the lack of affection they need, along with the idea of what a "right" relationship is. In 1965, if a boy wanted to ask a girl out, he would go to the girl's house, dressed nicely, and ask her parents if he could have permission to take her out on a date. However, that is not how a date goes today. A guy or girl will text their significant other and ask to go to his or her house to watch Netlix and chill. These children more than likely come from a broken home and have no idea how a real date should go. If that is not the case, then both of the parents work a majority of the day and come home, eat dinner, then go straight to sleep and repeat this routine everyday. On the other hand this did not happen fifty years ago. The mother usually stayed home and spent the day with the children and the father went to work, came home, and spent time with his family no matter how late it was. Children need to be surrounded by an environment like