[Smogger]

Strict parents in the 50s bred children who rebelled by totally indulging their every whim regardless of the cost to others. This generation in turn created a bitter one with children who felt deprived of any kind of childhood in the classical sense.

Which came first the chicken or the egg? I think the article makes the point that 50% divorce rates, single family homes, and no familty homes are the root cause. Violence, drug use and degredation are the symptoms.

[caseinpoint]

I agree with your take on the article that the family breakup is the root cause but family breakups were accelerated by myths that no one was harmed by it. That is why we have to look farther back than Eminen's or his parents. And at ourselves. We need to destroy the myths that fuel this self-indulgence and that goes clear back to the sixties at least. The idea that "If it feels good, do it" as the standard needs to be debunked. In short, we all need a healthy dose of guilt again. Constructive guilt, that is. Which came first, chicken or egg? Don't know except that egg is broken and no chicks will be produced now.