Are we creating a generation of self-absorbed bullies? || Motherhood In Progress

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00:00 - intro
01:56 - gen alpha influencers
09:14 - Ulike
12:02 - the least social generation
19:18 - accidental permissive parents
30:49 - final thoughts

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[martaferreirapires]

You can't show/see the kind, smart, well cared for and well behaved gen alpha kids because THEY ARE NOT ON THE INTERNET.

[sativadiva]

People still saying "let the kids have their fun" even though they're damaging their skin barriers and developing massive body image and behavioral issues. We just watched a BABY use a $45 peptide serum and $34 exfoliating toner.

[Dafoodmaster]

"We're gen alpha influencers, of course we are obsessed with skincare" is the most dystopian sentence i've ever heard.

[amiwrong_]

I’m 15, and therefore on the younger side of Gen Z. While Gen Alpha has in worse in terms of media, I also grew up in the digital age. I was exposed to pornography at a very young age (not without lack of trying from my parents to protect me from it), in literature and on video. Now that I’m old enough to recognize the effects this had on me, I can tell you that my childhood was extremely damaged. My exposure to themes such as incest, left me distrusting of my family members. By the age of 8, I stopped wanting any physical affection from my parents as I began to view it as inherently romantic/sexual in nature. Oftentimes I will try to seek out what I lost in romantic or platonic relationships leaving me very codependent on some people. Please protect your children, I fear what I experienced is just the tip of the iceberg.

[ashleymarie]

It’s actually fuckin crazy that we’re making it sound like there is something wrong with the CHILDREN and NOT the idiots who are raising them?! We best be blaming our own generation. Not the literal babies.
If their parents knew HOW to discipline them or communicate with them or set boundaries with them we wouldn’t have this problem.

[USER_SVNT]

i saw someone say “your not giving your child access to the internet, your giving the internet access to them”

[leopromissio]

Teacher here.
This.
It. Is. Exhausting.
Children will downright state that their parents will back them up, and they do!
The administrators are scared to do anything to the child so they come down on the teacher for setting expectations.
We don’t even have detentions anymore. There is no space to send students when they attack us or other students.
No consequences. Not at school or at home.

[emilymaxwell]

I once called my little brother because I had just found out doctors had found a tumor and as he said "oh, sorry about that" dismissively, i heard the clacking of his mechanical keyboard and the beeps of discord notifications. Kids cant even focus in the MOST IMPORTANT situations

[chipskylark]

My sister was born in 2012. She’s normal. Her friends are normal. They go outside and play. They sprawl their Pokémon cards out on the sidewalk and scream and laugh and giggle while they battle, even though they don’t know the rules. Their favorite things to talk about are just Pokémon and Mario and Minecraft. They like the same books series and read them together. They fight and then they makeup. They have sleepovers and watch Disney movies in their pajamas.

Don’t lose hope. You only ever see the ones who use social media bc the normal ones are too busy living life. The difference between a happy healthy child and a literal socially stunted psychopath is as simple as keeping a phone/social media out of their hands until they’re old enough.

[MarthVaderxvida]

I've worked with families for a few decades and I've noticed the shift in kids behavior from around 2012 onward. It's been astounding to see how violent children get when you take away their tablets/smartphones. The meltdown is huge and unsettling, and it's not the same as when you take away a kid's toy. It's magnified when it comes to tech. Also, when did hugging your kids when they are upset become something to make fun of? We forget what it's like to be a kid and forget that kids are not little adults.

[carolinaazevedo]

Honestly the internet f***s up everyone. It is just worst when they are exposed so young, during their formative years.

[vaultdweller]

I was born 95, so younger millennial.. & when I was growing up, the worst insult that you could throw at your peer was “conceited” I heard a lot of other girls say that word specifically, trying to gossip about other girls. Now it’s like kids really take pride in being conceited or self absorbed… it’s a culture thing but it totally starts in the home.

[Blueleaf]

I'm a Paraprofessional at a Middle School and work with Gen Alpha. The narcissism and lack of empathy from a lot of these kids is real. You try to talk to them about how their behavior is affecting others and they just look at you blankly, like they never thought of anyone else's feelings before. Their parents made their entire worlds revolve around them, so it's hard for them to understand that the real world does not. It's actually pretty sad.

[Lucien-iz]

"Gotta keep those wrinkles away" 😮😮😮😮 I can't believe that came out a small child's mouth! Children should not be worried about aging.

[danicamargarit]

There is not a chance in hell that I'd let my 9 or 11 year old be an "influencer". Absolutely sickening.

[mibirdai]

I hate to admit the fact that I myself was an iPad kid. I got angry when my tech was taken away, I felt entitled when I posted to social media at WAYYY too young of an age. And I felt my brain literally rotting away. Thankfully my mum was actually a good parent and punished when I did bad things. I hated her at the time Ofc but seeing this generation now?? Thank fuck she was tough with me. I deleted TikTok when I realised it did more harm than good (haven’t been on it since 2019), I started using my phone less and less when I’m outside and it scares me how addicted we all are, whether we realise or not. I sit at school with my friends and we talk and laugh. Then I turn around and the large group of boys behind us aren’t talking. Their all staring at their phones and they look so small. The biggest is when I’m in the waiting room at the doctors. I look around at the posters and the people and the old wooden toys I used to adore playing with as a child. And I see a kid sitting right next to them, eyes stuck to her phone. I’m not saying I’m better than everyone, my screen time is still atrocious when I’m home. But I know when to put the screen down. The moment I step out that door, my phone stays in my pocket. Only coming out if I need music or maps. It’s nice being able to see the world again.

[jaimeerindy]

I'm an elite volleyball coach, my age group this year was 15 year olds, and let me tell you -- I was STUNNED with the lack of respect for me as an authority figure and the extreme entitlement not just from the kids, but from the parents as well. Whatever the cause is, it's horrible to work with these kids & their families now

[emmaloorose]

trust me, it’s the parents. half the parents i’ve met or worked for don’t want or regret having their kids so they just don’t try and let the internet raise them. they treat their kids like shit so the kids adopt that since it’s all they know. it’s rly sad and disheartening. i really hope their generation has a shift and becomes aware at some point bc their parents don’t seem to be doing it for them :/

ps i have met some good kids. the family i babysit for right now is a diamond in the rut and they have two little angels. some good families still exist!!

[ebrothen]

My teen complains about how hard it is to get his friends to go do things with him. They'd rather stay home on a screen than meet up with a friend.

[noemiditella]

What’s the purpose of blurring her face ( 0:01 ) when you put it in the video’s cover without blurring it?