What is right with kids today!

[lucyanna girl]

I mean no disrespect to those who are talking about what is wrong with kids today but I would like to start a thread about what is right with kids. Maybe we just live in a little country area, but I see a lot of kids who are loving to their families and friends, polite and respectful to their teachers, use "yes sir" and "no mam" and "thank you" in everyday conversation and are all around good citizens.
Yesterday, DD and her two best friends spent their first Saturday morning of summer vacation volunteering at a fund raiser for a church that is not even their own. Last Friday, these same young ladies spent four hours working at The American Cancer Society Relay For Life. I am using them as an example but there are many, many just like them as over our country and the world. So lets celebrate the good young people who often don't get the attention they deserve.

Penny

 

[Talking Hands]

We have a wonderful 17yo young lady who helps us with interpreting the music in our worship service. She has also been known to fill in if both of the other interpreters are absent. We have several teens that work on the Media Team or work with the younger children in their worship service.

 

[Dream]

Well THIS one brought me out of lurking!!! You are SO VERY RIGHT!!! There are some awfully incredable kids in this country....I know a lot of em not just in my home town, but top to bottom and coast to coast!!! Kids who care...about their families and friends, their communities and their world.

They have good hearts and great minds.....and I feel secure knowing that the future of our country will be great with these kids leading the way!!

Great thread!!!

 

[CEDmom]

Penny - Your DD and her friends sound like wonderful kids. It touches my heart that they're doing so much to help others. I do have to ask though - they're on summer vacation already? My DD doesn't get out until 6/27.

To add to this thread - I have to say my DD like most kids has her moments but we've been really blessed so far with her easygoing personality. I think one of her best features is she's sensitive and caring. One story that sticks out in my mind is earlier this year she had problems with a girl in her class teasing her about being small for her age - the girl doing the teasing is the tallest in the class. DD finally told me about it but was worried about telling her teacher because she didn't want this girl to get into trouble. She finally got up enough courage to tell the girl to stop or she'd tell their teacher. The girl did actually stop. DD and she are civil but not friendly. What really amazes me though is that while this was going on the classmate forgot her snack one day so my DD shared hers. I was floored when I found out just how kind my child is - I have to confess I don't think I'd have been so nice.

 

[Wishing on a star]

I love this thread!!!!!!!

These are precious and wonderful kids, no matter what issues that a few of them may be experiencing. How can a child be the one at fault??? Whenever I hear these catch phrases like "what's the matter with kids", it makes me just shake my head and wonder how anybody could think like that.

Thank You OP!!!!!

 

[mickeyfan2]

I know many wonderful and caring teens and young adults. They are an asset to thier families, our community and our country.

 

[The Dark Dancer]

I do have to ask though - they're on summer vacation already? My DD doesn't get out until 6/27.

Thank you, and yes mam; We got out on the 18th (this past Wed.) and we go back in early August (like the 10th or 11th).


Awesome thread, Mom!

 

[rie'smom]

My DD who is 12 also helps out @ Relay for Life. Her cheer group goes to the nursing home to entertain the residents. Her singing group also visits the homes and the folks love them! She has come up with the idea called "Kids for Kids",a walk-a-thon to raise money to buy gifts for impoverished kids @ Christmas.
There are many kids throughout our country who are great role models. Thanks Penny for starting this thread!

 

[Chris and Pooh]

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[debster812]

THIS is a good thread.

There are some truly amazing, and pretty cool kids and teens around where we are too.

My best story is from 4 years ago. DS was on a field trip to the NE Aquarium. He was 5. He and one of his pals were so enthralled with the sea turtles, they stayed behind, and the group moved on. These boys did EXACTLY what they had been taught, and stayed put. They were first 'found' by a group of 4 middle school girls (also on a field trip). 2 of the girls stayed with the boys, and 2 headed to get help. They found the director of DS's day care (they were all wearing matching tshirts) and brought her to DS and his friend.

I wrote a letter to the girls' school praising and thanking them. I got a lovely note back from the principal, thanking me for my letter, and promising to pass it along to the girls' parents.

 

[AtlantaSue]

Great idea for a thread! We are about to head out to DD(9)'s end of the
year gymnastics banquet. We are also taking our other DD6, as are many of the families. It is a time to celebrate a year of hard work, perseverance, accomplishments, and friendship. The gymnasts on the entire team range from probably 6 to around 15 or so. This is our first year to be involved at the competition level, but from what I've seen so far - we've been impressed w/ all involved. I just thought I'd share about some hard working girls who are learning a lot about sportsmanship, teamwork, and dedication...

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

This isn't anything specific but I do want to say that I think overall kids today are much more open minded which is a beautiful thing. They are, for the most part, being taught to accept and be kind to everyone no matter what their race, religion, sexual orientation, mental disability, etc. And I think that's just fantastic.

 

[Kirby]

I just recently went on a band trip to Corpus Christi.and helped chaperone about 80 freshman and sophomores. We had several adults come up to our band director complementing the behavior of our kids. Even though I am prejudiced, they really are a great group of kids!

 

[paigevz]

My son has all "exceeds expectations" in conduct for the entire year. Even so, when a new home near our house was vandalized, the police came to my house because my son was "seen nearby"..........yes, he lives here! They had only a worker who said he saw my son and his friend walking down the sidewalk right before the workers went in that afternoon and found the home vandalized.

I think it's sad, that despite my son being an excellent citizen, he is automatically placed under suspicion whenever anything happens simply because he is a "tween year old" boy.

Not that he can do no wrong, mind you, but he would never vandalize anything. All his toys, clothes, everything he owns looks as good as the day we bought it. He is a careful, cautious, anxious child. He was, in fact, on that day, looking for fossils (common around these new home sites here due to all the digging up of the rock) and found a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest. He was looking for a safe place to put the baby bird, and ended up settling it under a bush. He knew that wasn't exactly what it needed though, and called me to ask me what else to do. I was on my way home from work, so when I got there, we got a ladder and placed the bird back in its nest, a block away from the damaged house.

Now, I ask you, would a child vandalize a house and then worry about what to do with a baby bird for the next 2 hours?

Anyway, I know LOTS of wonderful kids. And a lot of those that aren't just need to be taught what to do. Often they really just don't know!

 

[N.Bailey]

IMO, the vast majority of kids today are wonderful children and I have no doubts that they'll grow to be wonderful, law abiding, tax paying and very productive citizens. I also believe that the vast majority of all parents take their parental obligations/responsibilities very seriously and are passing on their morals to their children and I would never wish to undermine these accomplishments.

Now, I didn't read the thread about what children are doing wrong past the initial post, but I do feel it's unfortunate that we cant' say the same about "ALL" children and more importantly, all parents.

I have 2 that I am very proud of. They're certainly not perfect and they do get themselves into trouble every now and again. I am thankful however that till now, it's always been the "Small Stuff." Teachers have always liked them, friend's parents have always enjoyed having them over, and don't worry when they come here, and they would never hurt anyone, or destroy any of their own property (intentionally) or that of their friends. They don't steal, do drugs, or hang with the "Bad Crowd" so I assume we're doing something right too. My children are now 14 and 15 so we're getting around those rebellious years, but so far, so good and I really don't expect much in the way of rebellion.

My brother and I were holy terrors for my mom, so I really don't deserve the wonderful children I've been fortunate enough to get. I guess they're learning from my mistakes.

 

[auntpolly]

Kids that I see think more globally and are more openminded about different cultures and ideas than we did.

 

[Mugg Mann]

DD12 hosted a "party" for five of her friends last night, and we let them go down to the local park (just down the block) on their own to hang out for an hour. (We didn't tell them that we were able to keep an eye on them from a distance, but DD will figure that out someday on her own). While she was down there, one of the kids had a minor asthma attack (nothing too serious) and didn't have his inhaler with him, so they used one of the cell phones they had to a) call the parent of the victim to have them bring over the inhaler, and b) call us up right away to let us know what was going on and what they did. She called me on my cell, not knowing I could see her make the call.

DD's first words to me on the cell phone were "I'm sorry you're not the first call, but we thought it was more important to get his medicine first".

I'm very proud of my daughter today. Not that this day is any different from any other one....

 

[krcit]

My 7 yo dd has a project due tomorrow and I just helped her glue it together. On one of the papers she had to write her 3 wishes. They were:
1) to make everyone happy

2) to be a lifesaver(she means an emt)

3) to make the bad times go away and the good times come

She's got a heart of gold, that one. Kindest person I ever met Now, just don't ask me about her 11 yo sister

 

[Chilehead Too]

I too have lots of faith in todays young generation. Lets face it, they are growing up in troubled times and quite frankly they are all handling it quite well. I think our kids are a lot more kind and giving than my generation was. I don't ever recall not asking for birthday presents and asking for donations to a charity instead. I don't ever recall selling lemonade for a "cause" (besides myself ) I don't remember ever being involved in charitable affairs at all. ALl of my 4 children know what it is like to give to others. 2 of them do so more readily but all 4 of them have been involved in relief efforts of some sort. I would love to take full credit, but it takes a village as they say. My children are not anything special really (except to my husband and I) I think their attitude is more than norm than anything these days, and for that I applaud all kids.


This is a very nice thread thanks OP.

 

[L107ANGEL]

I will read all of the replies, just my opinion here! I think todays youth are exposed to way more than we ever dreamed! They have so much more to be de-sensitized about. I mean violence and such.
I look at my 13 yo DD and I am amazed that she trys to remain innocent even though it may not be cool!