For what’s it’s worth… as a rational mind sees it.
Now there’s a concept… literary conspiracy to influence another’s thought process, feelings, beliefs, and actions. Well, isn’t truly everything we hear, see, or read intended to influence you as a person? Truly every source of input if you will, is some kind of influence, in varying degrees, to the concept of who we believe we are as a person and how we react to all things around us. Everything is a source of influence. How we are raised, and the values we are taught govern how we perceive, interpret, and apply all of those influences. So our basic foundation of good and evil, right and wrong, are the controlling factors in the person we are, and the person we become. Foundations set down by good parenting, positive family influences, schools, and religions. Foundations, that if properly constructed, maintained, and reinforced, will always go to the good and moral side of any issues or influences. As a child I was exposed to many influences. I drew on my influences to determine for myself, what was right, and what was wrong. A good influence was something to be emulated… and any negative influence should be considered inappropriate behavior and discarded as being not acceptable. This is what I was taught… to think and realize the difference between good and bad, positive and negative, and the right path to follow.
As a society, reality teaches us to be no so trusting. Question everything, and the motives. Motives… there in lies the question of conspiracy. Is someone trying to influence you, or your opinion without giving you all the facts, or simply telling you things that are not true to influence you. Sad to say, but the news media and advertising, spawned by politicians and big business usually does not give you all the true facts… or at least not openly. It’s all around us… everyday! From simple advertising foo-pas to get you to buy their product (results not typical), to outright deceptions and cover ups. And our children are bombarded to the same degree as we are as adults. Some things are obviously a deception or negative influence. Some things are concluded to be a literary conspiracy to present a negative impression via a positive story (really). If you try, you can mentally make the leap with little effort, to find a hidden message, or a negative lesson on life, in almost everything. The latest rally around the conspiracy theory is that some Disney movies are a negative influence on children… teaching them undesired values… that might negatively influence their lives. Well… get a grip! Everything in your child’s life is some kind of influence. It could be positive or negative. It was, and is, up to you to teach and influence how your child perceives that influence. Good as something to strive for, and bad as something to avoid. Negative influences are every where every day. If you laid the proper moral foundation then anything negative in their life would be viewed as something to avoid… a bad example, things that should not be done. That, my friend is your responsibility in life. You can not shield children from all negative influences… but you can teach them how to perceive it! Shield what you will… but it is much better to teach them how to perceive negatives, rather then simply try to shield them from it… believing that you have done you part as a parent. Do the whole job! Not just part of it and then condemn movies, tv, or music for being a negative influence.
There are entire web sites dedicated to the negative influences
of Disney movies on your child.
GET A GRIP!
One of the latest crazes to the literary conspiracy to negatively influence children is some Disney Movies. REALLY! You can via almost any progression of though, find a negative influence in anything. Kids see everything… even petty differences and spats between parents which is not only a source of negative influence, but one that is right in their own house, where you are to lead by example. Perhaps you should listen to the words of the songs that your children enjoy! Negative influences are every where! If your child can be influenced to have negative behavior simply because of the negative influences of songs and movies… YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR JOB AS A PARENT! Do not deflect the blame. Shielding them is not as effective as teaching them! … and giving them a good foundation for what is right, and what is wrong! You won’t have to worry about the negative influences beyond your control… because they are going to have them… no matter what degree of shielding you attempt. Perhaps if more time was spent teaching them, being a positive influence yourself, on how they should deal with the negatives, you would have better results, less worries, and not be looking and grasping for hidden conspiracies in everything they see. Just something to think about. If this hits a nerve… perhaps that too is a indication that you are not doing all you can.
So the next time you view something as a negative influence on you child… be the positive influence that teaches them how to deal with the negatives influences in their life. Explain that this is not the way to be, or not the thing to do. You can not shield them forever from everything. Simply shielding them (which can never shield them from all negative influences), and condemning things ( deflecting the blame) that seem inappropriate, is not doing the entire job as a parent!
Just something to think about when you sensor the influences on your child… thinking you have done the complete job!
Perhaps that is part of societies problems today.
To blame something else for short your short comings.
My child’s behavior isn’t what I’d hope for…
because of all the bad influences in their life.
Hope this really isn’t you!
