How often have we heard exclamations that "We never used to behave like that while we were young!" or "The kids these days are just so different from our times!" and so on. The way that the adults see the world today can be very different from the way the children see it, and age or experience are just one of the few factors.
Seeing through the eyes of an adult & a child
In an example of an adult who is is born in the 70s and and currently aged around 30s-40s, he is likely to see the world as a well connected village and yet where people may feel more distant from one another as communication is more via online than face-to-face interaction. To him, playing with friends means meeting up physically for a game of sports like basketball or football.
In an example of an adult who is is born in the 70s and and currently aged around 30s-40s, he is likely to see the world as a well connected village and yet where people may feel more distant from one another as communication is more via online than face-to-face interaction. To him, playing with friends means meeting up physically for a game of sports like basketball or football.
In an example of a child, he may not find spending long hours online as anything unusual and may even prefer electronic face-to-face communication in the comfort of his own home. He will probably consider chatting with his friends via google hangout, messaging them on twitter or whatsapp a means of "hanging out" and "communicating" with them. To him, playing with friends means meeting up electronically for a game of football via mobile or computer games.
Generation Gap
The above phenomenon is also commonly known as the generation gap. For adults who are currently aged around 50s-60s, they would probably felt the same way with those who are now in their 30s-40s. In addition to age and experience, changes in environment, technological advancement as well as education will impact on the degree of differences of how the world is seen through the eyes of the adults and children.
The above phenomenon is also commonly known as the generation gap. For adults who are currently aged around 50s-60s, they would probably felt the same way with those who are now in their 30s-40s. In addition to age and experience, changes in environment, technological advancement as well as education will impact on the degree of differences of how the world is seen through the eyes of the adults and children.
When tuned to think in differently, it is inevitable that the children will also behave differently and sometimes, even far from what the adults may expect. The link below is a video that has gone viral recently. It shows a secondary school boy asking his teacher to apologise for raising his voice.
While there were some supporters for the boy, there were also net citizens who think that he is too manipulative of the situation, and that his body language displayed strong signs of defiance towards authority.
Bridging the Gap
While the above situation seems worrying, generation gap is nothing but psychological and emotional gap between parents / elder people and the younger ones. It is important for the adults/ parents to try to be current and updated with information and technologies, make friends, listen and make it a point to communicate effectively with an open mindset and heart, be willing to accept new things, as well as to stay close to help mould the good behaviour and attitude in the children.
Bridging the Gap
While the above situation seems worrying, generation gap is nothing but psychological and emotional gap between parents / elder people and the younger ones. It is important for the adults/ parents to try to be current and updated with information and technologies, make friends, listen and make it a point to communicate effectively with an open mindset and heart, be willing to accept new things, as well as to stay close to help mould the good behaviour and attitude in the children.
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