what happened to childrens innocence?

It depends on how kids are raised. Most children who act bad are not treated good at home by their parents. One of the reasons could be is because most parents ground and punish their children.

Children who get grounded or punished at home act bad because they don't feel loved, and it causes a bad relationship between them and their parents. It will make teens want to rebel and not listen to their parents as well. That is why my husband and I never did this to either of our children. We raised them both in a punishment free home and we didn't have very many rules at all. My son was a great kid, by the time he was a teenager he was very mature and he was respectful to everyone. Same with my daughter who is 16, she is also a great kid.

If you want a child to treat you with respect, you need to respect them.

I'm 13 at the moment and I have come across snobby kids that think they are just amazing, but labelling most kids as snobby brats is a bit unfair. In truth only a small majority of us are actually snobs and brats, we all may have our moments of being a little brattish or snobbish, but all kids do and thats the thing we are kids. I'm sure you had your moment of brattiness or snobbiness to. But anyway we haven't grown up yet, so give us time and let us be kids.

I think Amaretta is right. Myself and my ex are not together anymore and both of us have been workers since she was born. My daughter is growing up somewhat fast but it's because of her situation and how I'm raising her. I don't plop her down in front of TV. My daughter went into my vet practice a lot, and there- she either sat in my office (which she hated) or an exam room. She learned that she was not allowed to come out unless it was to use the bathroom. At age 2, she'd sit in there and color or play. Every so often, I'd go in to check on her, give her something to eat, deal with diapers, etc. So she learned very early on about independence. Now, at age 7, she can sit for hours and build on a Lego set or a Knex set. She can do 500 piece puzzles by herself, she'll do art projects on her own. She also cleans her room, vacuums with her own vacuum, sweeps, she knows how to mop the floor, clean the dishes. She is very grown up for her age, but that's because that's what type of environment she's grown up in. By the time she's an adult, she'll be far ahead of her peers. So I would say she's still "innocent" but I'm teaching her independence. Not sure if that's a bad thing- it just sorta happened on its own.

I personally think, not only did children lose their innocence but the WORLD has lost their damn mind.

Children can't run around and play outside because all of the crazy sick f*cks that love to abduct, abuse, and kill them!

And because of all the f*ckery that goes on in this world, parents tend to keep it real and tell their kids the harsh reality of this sick a** world, and once you tell kids the "truth", their innocence is thrown out the window. .. Like, when a child is innocent, they normally get taken advantage of .. and that's what we're trying to prevent, so in reality ..it just isn't really safe for a child to be "innocent"..

I mean there's really no real answer for this ... It's 2014 ... kids aren't innocent... women are whores.. and men are just a**holes!

Sometimes their parents let them grow up too fast. And sometimes their parents aren't together, both parents work and their kids spend too much time alone. So they learn how to be teens by watching TV shows that feature bratty, smart-mouth kids. Parents who want to preserve their kids' innocence have to limit their exposure to media that features adult scenarios and encourages kids to grow up too fast.

Iam 14 iam not a snobby brat .. I think you'll find you don't no most chidren. In the politest way I can say. I think children are children they will grow up one day and relise. But mainly a lot of children have respect for they're olders I know I definatley do! Hope this helped is some way:)

yes you are right parents too busy on mobiles, internet fashion, the list goes on and on everything is just handed to them and the kids also hear too much adult talk.