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4 Th Newi-Riew, Roieburg, Ore. Thur., Aug. 21 1958 "GILBERT'S "What Young People Think' The Trouble With Teeners Is Adults, Say Parents In A National Survey By EUGENE GILBERT Pmtdtrri of th Gilbert Youth Research Co. "The trouble with ids today How often have you heard peo ple begin a conversation with those words and a ad shake of the head? Teen - aged troubles seem to be on everyone' mind these days, especially the parents of teen-aged children. All right, then, what is the trou ble with kids today? What makes them so different from when you and I were young? We decided to find out by mak ing a special survey limited to parenU ol teen-aged cnuoren, a switch from our regular studies which are devoted to the opinions of teen-agers Ihemselves. Our first question was: "What do you- consider the sin gle worst influence on the lives of your teen-aged children?" It turned out to be a block bus ter. Klsing to the bait with what seemed like pent up fury, the par ents we interviewed blamed the troubles of their teen-aged off spring on everything from rock 'n' roll to progressive education. The leading culprit, so adjudged by 57 per cent of the parents, was the "low moral standards of our society." To Mrs. Philip B. Wilson of !ng Beach, Calif , the mother of two teen-aged boys, our society has deteriorated because of "too much freedom. Young people ob serve adults doing the very things they are told not to do." They Blame Themselves In blasting the moral standards of modern society, many parents put a heavy portion of the respon sibility and the guilt on their own shoulders. 'There is not enough respect shown to parents by teen-agers." said Mrs. Joan Messina of Hush ing, N.Y., "because there is a lack of love, patience and understand ing on the part of parents. With out these, the child is confused, feels that no one is interested in him or really cares at home Be fore long, he gets the attention he craves by causing trouble. Then it is that the parents wonder why and where they have failed, nut they look for the fault in the child instead of in themselves." In another strongly worded in dictment, Joseph Greenstein of New York City, the father of two teen-agers, lashed out at parents "who think it's smart and modern to let a child grow up without re straint or. guidance." Teen-agers, insists Mrs. George Illingson of Portland, Ore., are only as good or as bad as the so ciety in which they live. "Their l.ahits, their altitudes, their dispo sition all have been formed long before they become teen-agers." In the same vein. 'Mrs. R. II. Frederich of Crevecneur. Minn., mother of two teen-aged children, warns that "we can't expect our children to be any belter than what they see all round them. It's human nature for people to follow the trend of the times and want to do what others do." Mora Trouble Makers Second place on the teen-aged trouble list went to bad compan ions, with 29 per cent of the par ents interviewed citing It as the single worst influence on our youngsters. Bad companions, according to Mrs. Joan Hopkins of Ilion, N Y., mother of three teen-agers, "don't even have to be close companions for their influence to be frit. I no tice defiance and fresh talk after the briefest contact with compan ions of somewhat looser morals." Mrs. M. Dee of Boston noted tnat her two teen agers "tend to go along with or imitate their companions, good or bad." Added Ramsey Coller of Atlanta. Ga.: "If kids continue to follow the leader like a troop of ele phants joined trunk to tail, we won't need a third world war. They'll murder themselves." The influence of television and movies on teen-agers was consid ered worst of all by Jl per cent of the parents. Next, with a 3 per cent vole, was rock V roll music. Progressive education drew a 1 ner cent vote. Other influences cited, most of them dealing with parents them selves, included working mothers, divorce, lack of home ' training, I dwindling emphasis on manners and courtesy, tendency to escape 'parental responsibility by "pack ling kids off" to summer camps, I etc., and the publication of crime I news. ! Speaking of movies and tele ! vision, Joe Davidson of Coates ' ville, Ind., complained that "too ; many shows are depicting vio I lence, drinking and sex. Young I minds take it that all these things are acceptable." C. W. Weiant of Peekskill, N.Y., I noted that "the most vaunted pic j lures frequently border on the sa ' lacious. Yet of all forms of enter : tainment, they are the most diffi : cult for a parent to circumvent." Parents Take Credit ( Harry Fink of lloosick Falls, I N.Y., father of four teen agers, 'termed many modern movies, , popular songs and TV shows as I "nothing more than legalized por nography." If parents were forthright enough to shoulder part of the blame for teen-aged troubles, they 1 wf re more than eager to grab the I lion's share of the credit for avert 1 ing these troubles, i Our next question was: what do you consider the single best influ ! ence on the lives of your tccn ! aged children? I A whopping 73 per rent of the 1 parents nominated themselves. In a typical answer, David Stie fel of Brooklyn. N.Y., underlined what many churchmen, educators and police officials have long held: "An exemplary home life condi tions the children to accept the moral standards of that home, I PARENTS blame their own contemporaries for leading the young ostray. J which they imitate in their own I lives." ! The influence of religion and ; church activities was regarded as i the most important by 25 per cent i of the parents interviewed. "Spia-! ! itual influence." said a Minnesota mother, "helps keep children on the right track all their lives " Many Suggestions 1 Similarly, a Peekskill, N Y. 1 mother of three teen agers com Imented: "My son has been an al- tar boy for six years and my two i daughters sing in the choir. Such close association to the church ftn.VS." Best influence answers from the remaining 2 per cent of the par ents visited by our interviewers 1 across the country were pretty j evenly divided among such factors : a school training. YMCA and scout work, good companions, su I pervised reading and entertain imenl, neighborhood environment, hobbies, etc. ! After picking what they regard led as the best and worst influ i ences on their teen-aged children,' ) the parents were given an oppor- '.unity to offer some suggestions ' for keeping their kids out of trou ble. ; I Again, there was no hesitancy i about putting forward ideas, even I where they themselves were on ! the receiving end of the remedy. 1 One parent urged "forced educa I lion" to teach all mothers and fathers "how to understand their : own children. I don't believe in forcing people to do things, but how else would you get them to fo?" Other suggestions included cen-i sorship of movies, TV and maga zines, raising legal drinking and driving ages, more community rtcreation programs, closer super vision of companions, stricter school discipline, controlling off color song lyrics, more church ac tivities for young people, getting more parents interested in YMCA and scout work, tighter divorce laws when children are involved, and in general more participation on the part of parents in the lives of their children. Mrs. Margaret Donnelly of Peekskill, N.Y., managed to wrap most of these suggestions into one meaningful quote: "We must educate our children at home, at school and in their leisure time. Open their minds to all about them; help them to see and grow." Questions Asked What do you consider the single ; worst influence on the lives of your teen-aged children? Why? What do you consider the single i best influence on the lives of your ! teen-aged children? Why? 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