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What’s the biggest
difference in your
generation and the
generation of your
grandchildren?
Technology! We need to keep children
outside doing fun things like camping, swimming,
family time, and sitting at the table having
dinner after asking God’s blessing on the food.
Camilla Pegues
I see three contributing factors that have influenced those changes. The first being
the loss of a secure and safe childhood. As a child, I lived in a home where the doors
did not have to be locked. Today, we have to lock everything and cannot afford to
leave children unsupervised. The second challenge is technology. The downside
to so much technology is that many parents use this as a tool for babysitting rather
than interacting with their children. The upside is Facetime! The third challenge is
that many of today’s generation are not self-disciplined. Kids in my generation were
taught to respect their elders, their friends, and themselves. Children do not enter
this world knowing how to behave or be responsible. Take the time to teach your
child right from wrong by modeling appropriate actions, providing explanations for
what you are doing, and listening to your child with your undivided attention. Many
children in today’s generation are allowed to do whatever, however, and whenever
they choose to do so.
Cheryl Saffle
The advancement of technology
across the board! They will have
a hard time locating a map (GPS),
a typewriter (computer keyboard)
and landline (cell) phones will
be obsolete. Several essential
things technology CANNOT
replace is: TIME invested in
grandchildren, HUGS/KISSES
exchanged and WORDS of
encouragement to every
generation.
Rodney Bounds
The biggest difference is technology. It has made
modern-day life much more comfortable.
Derek Thurman
78 • SEPTEMBER 2021