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This is an interesting and valid point, I believe. Young people will be more positive, and make more responsible decisions, if they believe that they have the ability to shape their futures.
My older children are all planning toward careers that feature self-employment or owning their own businesses. I think it's important for parents to form an attitude of "I can!" in their children ... or as General Jackson put it, "You may be whatever you resolve to be." When any of our children proposes a goal or dream, we make a point of saying, "Great! And here are some steps YOU can take toward making it happen!"
"[T]he change in young people and their parents is very, very good news - which is precisely why so much of the media is ignoring it."
The leftists in the media can't stand this stuff. To them it is bad news.
Anecdotally my experience confirms these trends. My own daughter is EXTREMELY conservative and, esp. since she is an only child, wants to have several kids. It will take some years to undo the damage done to our society over the many years of cultural "revolution", but I think the bad effects of this mostly and unfortunately fell on the children, and I think those children will ultimately do a lot to repair that damage and, hopefully, restore and maintain American values, like hard work and responsibility.
Yup!My husband and I are on the younger side of the Boomer group, and we have young kids (11 and 8). Consequently we spend a lot of time among younger parents and kids. I've definitely seen this trend. The youngsters are being held to a higher standard by their parents than we saw 10 or 15 years earlier, and their parents are very involved in their kids' daily lives. I'm very encouraged by what I see among the young people in America today. Interestingly, some of the adults don't see themselves as conservatives - yet. They're living it without labelling it. It takes time to change a culture.
I was born in '65, but I've never considered myself a Gen-Xer. I've always felt as though I was more akin to the Baby-Boomer gen.
I hope this is true about today's kids. I know it is for some. A good friend of mine has a 16 yr.old stepson that doesn't even care if he has a car, does great in school, and doesn't mind staying home on friday nights. He enjoys hanging out with his family.
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I could tell this from my two boys and their friends. They are very conservative. Part of the reason is that they HATE the 1960's hippy (especially the 55 year old one). They look upon anyone like that as the problem rather than the solution. The only thing that worries me is that they also have libertarian tendencies. I just hope that they don't act too much on that or they will become politically irrelevant.
Sounds like MY kids. My 23 year old son just got engaged June 24. They are my BEST friends now that they are adults.
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