Times have changed drastically. It is very sad to see such young children with these kinds of issues. While divorce is more prevalent, so are the children having children. I often think these young kids having children end up resenting them and take it out on the children and are not mature enough to discipline them. Children need consistent discipline to establish good behavior. As for divorced parents, the issues are the same. Often it becomes a "get even" issue between the parents and the children suffer the consequences.
I have always taken some of these kids under my wing and I can't tell you how much they appreciate having a stable adult to talk to. Many of them just need to be shown that they have value as an individual and be steered in the right direction. |