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What Do Mothers Worry About Most?
Thursday, June 4, 2009, 10:36 am
Jill C. Manning, Ph.D., a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in research and clinical work related to pornography and its impact on marriages and families, recently conducted a survey. She asked mothers the following question:“As a mother (or grandmother), which issues and influences in today's world concern you the most with regards to your children/grandchildren?
The results were very interesting. Although there were other answers given these were the ones mentioned the most, in order:
- Impact of Media (TV, movies, cartoons, Internet, social networking sites, video games, music, cell phones, iPods) on morals, innocence, behaviour, learning, thinking, writing.
- Immorality
- Pornography
- Sexualization of children (immodest and ‘sexy’ clothing, imagery/ads, too much information too early, beauty pageants for youngsters, Playboy marketing)
- School Environments that do not promote internal character/morals that undermine religious teachings in the home.
- Spiritual/Religious well-being of children/youth
- Issue of gay marriage and homosexuality
- Lack of manners and an increasingly rude society
- Society’s disrespect for the body (tattoos, sexuality, gender identity, unhealthy body image).
- Influence of addictive behaviors (drugs, alcohol, pornography, gambling).
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