that is a very good question. People can't see their own faults and then when they have children they start noticing themselves, so instead of admitting that they are at fault for their children acting like little crazies with bad behavior, they blame it on tv and hollywood. And yes you are right also if it was tv, every child would be little crazies with no respect.

It's easier.

This society has been taught not to take accountability for its own actions, what else do you expect? On one side, you have religion telling them to run amock and pray and they'll go to heaven and, on the other side, you have lawyers trying to get them off. At the end of the day, the message is loud and clear, when in trouble: deny, deny, deny!

I hate children... Let 'em all rot for all I care.

It's time parents stood up and started taking responibility for their childrens behaviour!

Lazy parents who don't care enough about their children's well being. They care so little that they will allow themselves to be deluded into thinking it's the media's fault instead of what they do or do not do as parents.

Yes, well said Anti the parents screw up thier own kids, then blame the media for thier failure as positive role modles. This makes me sick, alot of people arn't ready to have kids and when they do, they see the child as a burden hmmmm I wonder why he/she is so messed up. parents have to take reponsibilities for what the do, or in this case what they fail to do.

It's simpler to just have a giant scapegoat that you can blame for everything, yes? I bet, if I had enough time, I could make a decent argument for the media being the cause of Mount Vesuvius erupting in 79 AD.

I fortunately have very good children who have given us not an ounce of trouble. We have never sheltered them from media in any way. They watch the news, they play video games they choose, listen to the music they like etc. I have never said "that games too violent" or "those lyrics are not acceptable" etc...They know right from wrong. There is no way to shelter them from everything out there - you can only try tp instill values into them as the grow up. Personally my husband and I have always been very involved with our children, their friends their lives etc. We have been very open to them in whatever topic they wished to discuss. And in turn they have a very open honest and close relationship with us. We have their respect because we respect them in return. They know the rules and the follow them. We give guidance but allow them to also have their own opinion. We advise but allow them to succeed or fail based on the choices they make. While around us we see so many people who have children, then blatently ignore their responsibilty expecting those kids to raise themselves...those are the parents who blame anyone/anything they can in order to no take blame for what they themselves have created. They need a scapegoat.

Dodging responsibility and accountability is one of American's society strongest traits. When in doubt, blame the media, the devil, the person they've wronged, pray to the invisible, run to the lawyers and dodge, dodge, dodge, deny, deny, deny, lie, lie, lie

That's why Mr Claus and i don't send presents to naughty parents just the kids ;)

It's the easy way out,but rest assured that most people don't believe that excuse.

that is so true. i really believe that one's upbringing plays a major role as to how one will grow up. along with environment/culture as well. peer pressure plays a part but can be avoided to a degree with the proper upbringing because one will learn to choose their friends as well as balance things out

BLame a life that's full of too much pressure people who like to oversimplify. Blame a system that allows the smartest and least scrupulous people to steal the lives of others and believe that benefits will 'trickle down' to their victims. Well they probably don't believe it, but it was good marketing. Blame a system that has no thought for the future - 90 days is a long-term plan, the next quarterly report. Blame planned obsolescence - equipment designed to fail just after the warranty period expires. Time is stolen and wasted. Blame high accommodation prices that force both parents to work (except for the only people who really count who have really marketable abilities). House prices are got as high as they did because the money was available - easy mortgages, considering multiple incomes when granting mortgages. For a few days buyers had an advantages but prices soon rise to compensate for the available cash and no one is any better off than before. At one time there was a dream that technology would improve life. In reality it just makes it busier. and getting back specifically to children, each is an individual. Not all will respond equally to similar influences. But keeping both parents busy just surviving can't help, and neither does blaming those parents for trying to survive in a system they can't control.