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?
I What do you think should be
' done to influence the lives of teen
ager for their betterment.
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