Society changes rapidly. Today's environment is very different from any in human history: the workplace is competitive, family structures are evolving, technology rapidly improves, expectations and perspectives have changed.
Our children will live in the society of tomorrow. We should seek to prepare them.
Let's compare changes over the last 100 years.
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100 YEARS AGO
Struggle for nutrition. Risk of starvation.
Struggle for information and communication. Newspapers are the dominant media. No Radio, TV, Computers.
Family farm and industrial labor only realistic employment choice for many. School is a privilege.
Restriction to dating the same race /class. Shotgun weddings and no birth control.
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TODAY
Too much food. Risk of obesity.
Too much Entertainment. Mass Media targeting children as consumers. Many ways to communicate: email, cell phones.
Many career choices, Dysfunctional schools. School is a "Right".
Many dating and mating choices, effective birth control, and early physical maturation.
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Our society is still adjusting to these new realities and parents are caught in the middle. Children and Adolescents are also faced with difficult choices.
The Father's Little Helper Audio and Audiovisual presentation offers our commentary on the dilemmas which arise for today's fathers.
