Excellent observations. Two points to make: First, despite all the "it's for the children" rhetoric, society, through all media, make it obvious that raising children is the least important thing in the world. Second, many children today aren't raised. They're left to grow like weeds.
There are a lot of idiotic homilies out there, like "given an opportunity, children will make the right choice." Nobody ever had to teach a kid to push another kid down and take his toy, or to try and steal a candy bar from the corner store. You have to teach them NOT to do that. Unfortunately, when this generation of children is grown, I think we'll be past the point of no return. Third World, here we come.
Ditto that, and shame on the parents who focus so much on self that their kids are left to be "raised" by the neighborhood thugs (who themselves were raised by other thugs when they were just babes). The cycle continues until someone decides to stand up and take responsibility for training up a child in the way he should go...and when he is old, he will not depart from it. (Selah)
Problem is, too many kids today are encouraged to follow the "if it feels good, do it" philosophy, pushed by the self-esteem crowd at your local PS. ("Oh my, we mustn't embarass the child or correct him...he might get his feelings hurt!"). There are no consequences to actions any more, so why bother even considering such? If someone offends you, even by her tiny presence, just do whatever you feel like doing. She must somehow deserve it, right?
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.