Family Values

I went to a friend’s child birthday party at Chucky Cheese restaurant in Oceanside, which made me think about family values in modern society. It was my first time visiting Chucky Cheese, and I was surprised to see how children are generally spoiled.  The 9-year-old birthday boy was receiving almost thirty presents from friends and family. The boy seemed very accustomed to this event reminds me of a movie character: Dudley from Harry Potter, who receives many birthday gifts, is unhappy about what he has. Moreover, some children’s behavior was really bad because some parents are letting their children do whatever they want. It seems that the children are controlling the adults. Children’s good moral values are taught in home. In THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFE written by Mrs. Child in 1832, she recommends, “----it has a still worse effect on the morals and habits of the children. _Begin early_ is the great maxim for everything in education.”  It means, early training and discipline is very crucial for developing children’s behavioral and moral characters. Mostly, mothers in the 19^th century stayed at home and spent more time with their children; however, many women are employed in this century and rarely have enough time to be with their children. Therefore, I believe it is one of the reasons why children these days do not have good moral and discipline.