"There is little compassion and value system in our world today. To me, people have lost their morals and values. What happened and why? is it greed or just the me, me and me attitude? "quote KittyKay

Yes, you are right it is getting "worse" and it is due to how we are "raising children" in a way that is not how we as human beings were designed to be raised. If you think about it, primitive man didn't have cribs or baby carriers or playpens or day care etc, children were "kept close" and were very involved in the activities the mother did, even how the "group activites" took place. It was too dangerous to leave a child "unattended".

We now have a society where "mothers" have careers and we raise women now to think about their own careers etc. and there is less and less emphasis on the significance of being a mother and actually being very "present" and "involved" in the home/family environment.

The dynamics of our home environments have really changed and have become much more "hectic" and fast paced and more focused on "personal developement" which tends to create an atmosphere where many mothers and even fathers have become much more "self absorbed" and less focused on the home and the children in the home.

If we look at what is now very prominent in the home sending us so many messages about "how we should think and be", TELEVISION, it is actually "disruptive" in many ways too. There is so much drive towards "children" being in daycares from very early ages while "mom" is all about "mom and her career".

Well, what we are "not" recognizing is that we are taking away some very important things all children need and more than ever before they are getting less and less "nurturing" and a sense of family. And with all our technology, children are kept busy with "things" and these "things" are often "overstimulating" their brains. Also, there are now so many images and messages that show so many kinds of "threats and even tramas" that it is no wonder there is an increase in depression and anxiety disorders.

Our teens and young adults are so bombared with information of all kinds and so often go "unheard" and they have so many "hero" type messages growing up, that they all think that they need to be "someone important and big".

More and more we have been pushing our children to think they need to be alot more "grown up" then they are ready to be. I saw that when my daughter almost 20 years ago entered middle school and the girls there looked like "women" with makeup and "sexy" clothing.

There has not been enough time now for children to learn about "compassion and respect". I could see this years ago, and I thought about how that would affect my daughter's generation, and it is not good.

Honestly, it is in my prayers that we will finally recognize the significance of how a childs brain developes and what is really needed to produce an adult that is more confident and feels they have a good "core" so they can actually respect others, appreciate life more, instead of having all the core issues that are so unhealthy and are rampid in our society today.