Is it me or do today's kids/teenagers seem more like whiny babies??

Question

I work at the school in my community and deal with grades K-8. These kids whine about everything!!!!! I want to hear your thoughts.

Answer 1

No, they are definitely whine more. Kids are spoiled more now than ever. I live in a small town where businesses would employ high schooler's after school, on week-ends and summers. That made up a lot of their part time workers. Now they can't fill the positions at all cuz mom and dad are too busy being a friend or personal bank account and not making their kids work for what they get anymore. It's pathetic! I mentioned that to my hubby a few days ago too~~you drive by the local high school and all the vehicles are either new or dang close. When I was in HS (not too long ago), you bought your own or at least helped. And hardly anyone had such nice cars/trucks/SUV's. Now the parents compete with each other and the kids whine to get the vehicle/clothes/computer etc that they want cuz every one else has it. And most of the time, they get it! No one wants to do the school work, or real work anymore. Just hand everything to them on a silver platter!

Not in my world. My kids are 5 & 7 and already earn their own money by helping in the garden and things like that. They know they need to work for things in life and nothing's free. When they're old enough, we will help them buy vehicles but it surely won't be new!

For the younger grades, it used to be your clothes made you cool, now you need the right game console, the right clothes, the right electronics, the latest cell phone (why do KIDS have cell phones?!), etc. We need to take a step back into simpler times. Can you imagine what life will be like when the whiney kids of today decide to have kids of their own??

Answer 2

I think the older we get the whinier kids seem to us.  People have been complaining about this for years.  Each generation thinks the next is whinier.  Our grandparents told our parents kids these days are spoiled, our parents told us kids these days are spoiled, and as we are getting older we think the same.  I'm sure this has been going on even before we heard our grandparents say it.

Answer 3

Yes, some kids do seem to whine a lot these days.  Mine tries it, but I don't let her get away with it.  I am trying to make her a strong person because the world out there is tough.

Answer 4

I agree.  So many kids are spoiled and lazy.  Not saying that ALL kids are spoiled and lazy.  There was a question the other day asking for birthday present suggestions for an 8 year old.  Almost everyone said either a game console (Wii, Playstations, Gameboys) or Ipods.  Why the heck does an 8 year old need that stuff?!  Whatever happened to elementary kids having bicycles and rollerblades?  Why aren't more kids outside playing softball and playing a massive game of tag?  I loved that stuff when I was a kid.  The whole neighborhood got together to do outdoor activities (less than 15 years ago and I did NOT live in a nice neighborhood).  Because their parents buy them all these God-awful gadgets that encourage them to sit on their butts and stare at a t.v. or a computer all day.  Sheesh.  Just my opinion of course.  :)

Answer 5

It seems like that to me also.  I also noticed that a lot of modern rock is really whiny.

Answer 6

i agree, its because parents spoil the c**p out of them.

Answer 7

Is it me, or do todays schools nurses whine more about taking care of kids. These nurses whine about EVERYTHING!!!  (lol) Your thoughts?

Answer 8

It's just you.

Answer 9

I have three kids ages 8, 10 and 16 and yes they whine about everything from the time they wake up till they go to bed.  why because some of my 8yo friends parents think it is fine for their child to run all over town without an adult and I refuse to allow him to do it so i am a mean mom. My 10 yo does it daily because she isnt allowed to sit on the computer all day long and the oldest because I demand to know where she is and who she is with all the time, I limit her phone use and she is not allowed to have guys in her room when they are over so you know what i will let them whine I would rather have them whine than dead, pregnant or any other thing and if all the other parents would wake up and see that maybe we would get some control back on the younger generation.