What is wrong with the world today?

What is the world coming to when a person can crash on a bicycle in front of a fire station, on a major street at lunch hour and have nobody to stop and help them? Our good friend Myrna was riding her bike yesterday and crashed severely breaking her wrist. This took place right in front of a fire station, cars, fire trucks, and police cars all drove past without bothering to help. What is wrong with people? Two seniors who were cycling behind her stopped to assist her....Thank g-d, but I'm seeing a serious problem. People are afraid of helping(good deeds are not only done on schedual!)
If this were America, I would understand. Everyone is terrified of lawsuits, goodness forbid you help a fellow human in need, and wind up in court because you pushed too hard when you did CPR! But here in Canada we have a law, The GOOD SAMARITAN LAW, it prevents you from being sued for helping someone. Why then does it seem that Canadian compassion, which we are known world wide for, is going down the crapper?
The problem is us, well not just us, our parents too, and now our children. Our parents were brought up with rules, and rigid mind sets, that they rebelled against, and felt that they should do better by their kids, giving them things they never had, and, offering them so many choices and opportunities. However that has led to a generation that sees parenting differently. We feel the need to give more, to give bigger and better. Children now rule the roost, eating what they want (not what's is necessarily what is healthy) pushing the adults around, demanding things without manners, whining, and tantruming to get things done their way.
What are they learning? It's simple the world is here to give me what I want, when I want it! But that is not what they need to learn. They need discipline, crave it even, and structure. They need to learn flexibility and compassion for others. This isn't done easily, and sometimes it seems easier to give in then to have the battle of wills, but fight it please!. I see it daily, children telling their moms and dads no, saying what they will do and when they will do it. It is insane! Parents need to step up and take back control. Tell them it is not no. it's now! You are the parent they are the child, you aren't going to do things to hurt them, but you do know more then a child about what they need!
Most of the children that I work with were so picky they hardly ate anything, only wanting bits of this or that, and not eating things that someone worked hard to make them. Now I am never going to force my kids to clean their plates, but I will make them stay and try something they do not like, even if they tried it yesterday. I'll say this, your children will not starve themselves, if they don't eat it...Wait, they eventually will. Talk to them about it, about foods you didn't like when you were young, but love now, offer a drink to wash down something they are not fond of. When they are sad with a decision talk about it, they may not like why it was made, but it helps if you explain why it was made, and the next time they may understand a bit more, and they will know that you are not going to be a push over.
It is time to take back from our children the role of head of the house, start by offering acceptable choices,. Do you want chicken or soup, you choose because I'm only making one, but you can decide what one it will be. You don't want to clean up the toys you threw around, well here are your choices... You can do it by yourself, or I can help you do it, but not doing it isn't a choice. It's A or B there is no C. Let them learn natural consequences. I'm sorry sweetie , you didn't put your playdough back , and now it's dried up, so we can't play with it. Let them see what their actions cause....

I am going to continue doing my part with my children( mine and those at work) What else can I do to help and make a more caring, respectful generation?


Jen