#kids are people too

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Nobody is “too young” to be cynical or jaded or hate their life. There is no appropriate age for that. If someone is experiencing that at any age, their mental health is at risk. Doesn’t matter how young they are, or how easy their life seems. Just because existential dread didn’t hit you until later in life, doesn’t mean everyone else gets to be so lucky.

“You think life sucks now? Just wait until you’re grown” okay grandpa what if they don’t make it to adulthood? What if it gets worse until they only see one way out and they take it? Stop being dismissive. Stop forcing your problems onto young people and start taking them seriously about things. Period.

(Inspired by this post)

[gobblelynn]

Random thought that's been on my mind and unsaid for far too long:

The idea that children are solely the responsibility of their parents is a toxic one that only leads to children not seeking help for the most basic of shit that a caring community would provide without question.

Don't think that I, as an abused kid and previously homeless adult, haven't noticed that child without a parent nearby gets ignored just the same as a homeless person does, because people simply say it's "not my problem" and walk away.

"It takes a village to raise a child," they say, as they turn their backs on a toddler crying and begging for help.

[rock-and-roll-hell]

July 30, 1980

Kids Are People Too

ABC Studios - New York City

When KIϟϟ replaced Peter Criss, they introduced their new drummer, Eric Carr, on a July 1980 episode of Kids Are People Too. Prior to the band’s coming out on stage, the host asked an audience member, “Who’s your favorite band member?” The youth responded, “Peter Criss. Er, um, I mean… Ace Frehley.”

The show was taped on July 30, 1980 and aired on September 21, 1980 on ABC-TV.

[noballoonsinspace]

Misbehavior is not a reflection of merit Misbehavior is not a reflection of character Misbehavior is not a reflection of intelligence Misbehavior is not a reflection of work ethic Misbehavior is not a reflection of morals or values

Misbehavior is a reflection of well-being Misbehavior is a reflection of environment Misbehavior is a reflection of power dynamics Misbehavior is a reflection of support systems Misbehavior is a reflection of how someone is treated

“Bad” kids don’t misbehave hurting kids misbehave traumatized kids misbehave abused kids misbehave neglected kids misbehave scared kids misbehave lonely kids misbehave grieving kids misbehave stressed kids misbehave overwhelmed kids misbehave burnt-out kids misbehave

Its not a “tantrum” or a “fit” or a “bad kid” with “unacceptable behavior,” it’s a cry for help

When kids misbehave, stop “punishing” and “disciplining” and “reprimanding” them

When kids misbehave for the love of god just help them

And P.S. this basically applies to adults as well

[yoshiyolotli]

@klikandtuna I'm a teacher. I'm also a parent of 4 (now mostly) grown children. This ⬇️ quote from FTL stunned me! It is amazingly heartfelt and what, I think, is the role of every parent and teacher! 💕

School starts up again in about 3 weeks. May I include this in my welcome back slides for my students? I want them to see it. Hear it. Fell it. Then feel as seen and heard as Adam.

(I wanted to share the text and couldn't do it with a regular Ask.)

[brightlotusmoon]

[sage-thee-herbmaster]

What’s so “sinister” about a child knowing their rights? Being freaked out by doctor-patient confidentiality is not showing concern, you just want to control your kid because you view children as not deserving of privacy and autonomy. There are plenty of reasons why a 12-13 year would want to speak to their doctor without their caregivers present:

They could have questions about their growing body that they’re too embarrassed/scared to ask their parents because FUN FACT! Not all parents are safe to people to talk to!

Someone in their life could be abusing in some way them and either their parents don’t believe them or they’re too scared/ashamed to talk to anyone else about it and the doctor-patient confidentiality could make them feel safe enough to speak up!

Their parents are sex negative/strict Christians and the child wants to expriment sexually but don’t want to get pregnant, get someone else pregnant or get STI/Ds, their doctor can provide ways to avoid just that, like contraceptives, because GUESS WHAT?? Teenagers are going to have sex with each other whether you approve of it or not!

Their parents could be an anti vaxxers and the child doesn’t want to get polio or some other illness that can be prevented!

Their parents could be controlling T3RF/GC cunts (just like the user who wrote the tweet above!) and wants to transition because FUCKING NEWS FLASH: Your children aren’t property and they’re autonomous beings, who deserve to make medical choices for themselves!

If your teenage child is desperate enough, they will try and go behind your back to transition or at the very least prevent going through a puberty that will make their dysphoria worse until they’re old enough to go on HRT.

If you think allowing a 13+ year old to have a say on who gets to be in the doctor’s office with them is “sinister” then maybe you need to ask yourself why you’re willing to deny your 13+ year old child privacy and bodily autonomy so you can ensure that only YOU get to decide what YOU want to happen to your teenager’s body!

[the-catboy-minyan]

a few years ago I joined the subreddit kidsarefuckinfstupid because it used to have a lot of videos of kids being silly little guys doing stupid and adorable shit, but then I noticed a lot of rhese videos are just parents complaining about their kids "misbehaving" in a way a lot of kids their age do. like drawing on the walls and making a mess with things they shouldn't have had access to.

and I'm like... why are you filming this? why do you need your phone right now? your kid did something bad, sure, so why are you not talking to them?

your kid needs their parent to educate them, not to see a camera in front of their face. and they DEFINITELY don't need to know you posted it online for the world to see, kids have self esteem too you know, and feeling like you shared their misbehavior for the world mock isn't helping.

just... put the phone down for a second, talk to your child, parent them, tell them to not draw on the walls or paint the dog with lipstick, and then, if you really feel like it, film the thing when the child isn't there.

you wouldn't do that to an adult, don't do that to your child.

[watusay]

TW: Mention of shootings

My school has a back entrance, I think most schools do. All the doors are locked from the outside all day except at the beggining of the day when kids are coming into the building. anyone can be let inside from anyone already in the building. At my old school I mentioned to my mother(who works at the school) how students could easily leave or let someone in. She had explained how it won't and can't happen, I don't remember her reasons but they made since. Today at my school I saw kids letting people in through the back entrance. My school has kids wear lanyerds, I think most school do. After 3 school shootings in a week my school has been making it top priority for students to wear them to make sure people who arnt supposed to arnt in the school. The person who was let in wasnt wearing a lanyerd. They were obviously a student, and I've seen them before, but this brings up the topic of security issues and breeches.

A common question I ask myself is "when it isn't students, how are the shooters getting in?" I feel what I saw could answer the question(in some cases) .

Shootings have been on my mind for several days and I have a few Ideas on how we could prevent shootings and intruders.

Prevention 1: Bullet proof glass

If you look at the chart above you can see, shooters arnt just kids. This leads to the question of how. Schools have protections so people can't get in, but if we think back to 2023 with the Nashville school shooting, Aiden Hale (the shooter) had gotten into the school by shooting at the doors which were mostly glass. The bullets shatterd the glass giving him access to the inside of the building.

A way this could have been prevented is bullet proof glass on the doors, even windows. Only about an estimated 2% of school nationwide have the technology to make this change.

The cost isn't very flexible or feasibility though, with an estimated $50,000-$75,000 per elementary school alone to make this change. With there being 130,930 k-12 school in the US, around 70,000 of that including elementary, It would cost around 3,500,000,000-5,250,000,000 for just elementary schools alone. (I think. I'm bad at math.) This isnt cheep at all but neither at funerals.

Prevention 2: requirements to buy a gun

In a personal opinion I feel we as citizens, should have the right to bear arms, but with a background check, a psyche evaluation, with a permit and proper training, and for anyone over the age of 25.

I know some of this feels unnecessary but it's not. 2 of the things I think would be most controversial are a psyche evaluation and anyone over 25.

A psyche evaluation would be a good way to protect a person and others. If someone's not in the right state of mind and struggling mentally they might buy the gun with an intent to kill themselves and something even others who they might blame for why there struggling as revenge.

And the reason I say a person should be over the age of 25 is for a few reasons.

1: you turn 18 while in high school. This is giving high schoolers across to guns

2: your not even old enough for alcohol, why should you be given access to weapons, especially when you can find them at any Walmart in the South Midwest(idk about other regions)

3: study's show your brain isn't fully developed till around the age of 25. Your still likely to do illogical and dangerous things after your 18 and even after 25, but pushing the time back and giving an extra 7 years to mature should help

In my state, anyone can get a gun as long as there 18. I'm sure this is the case I'm lots of states, but the fact you don't need a permanent in insain to me, cause as I said earlier, 18 is still a high schooler.

There are many other ways to prevent this cough like gun laws cough, and I just don't have the time or patience to go through all the logical stuff right now. I will definitely write more on this topic. This was kinda just a rant but if you read all of this props to you:}

[eldistchild]

Something I’ve been thinking about: The Placebo Effect is a proven phenomenon of the body. When I was young, I used to think a lot of stuff was “healthy” that I later found out is actually junk. Energy drinks that make health claims because they’re “packed with vitamins” or granola bars that are packed with added sugar, I just didn’t know a lot about nutrition so I thought these foods were good for me. Now, as an adult, I know these things are linked to all sorts of negative health effects, and when I consume them it feels negative on my body. “Bad” foods will sit poorly in my stomach or just make me feel bad overall. As a kid when I thought all these things were “good” they never affected me poorly. What if the reason adults have so many aches and pains and poor health is because… we have all been told how many things are “bad” for us. I mean, all of us have heard since we were young “Enjoy eating freely now because you won’t be able to eat like that forever” or something to that affect. What if children don’t experience as many of the negative outcomes from food because they’re not constantly bombarded with information about the negative impacts of food? I’m not saying we should all be able to eat candy and French fries all day so long as we believe it’s healthy. But I’m just thinking, maybe all this obsession and catastrophizing about food and health could actually be linked to the general decline in health as people age.

[chronicsymptomsyndrome]

Please take kids seriously they are actually people. sentient intelligent beings believe it or not. they know when they’re being blatantly lied to.

They might not understand it, but they know when grownups are being shady.

They know.

Please stop acting like it’s inconsequential if you lie to them or ignore them or dismiss their thoughts and feelings. It’s not. It stays with them forever.

Please take kids seriously.

[61below]

Bless the kids whose meltdowns sound like a DQ Blizzard machine 🥹✨

[perfectlysunny02]

Imagine going on instagram and saying you didn’t like your kids at first💀

[universejunction]

Kids deserve accessibility (source)

[gandalf-the-bean]

“gen z is the future!”

me, on the younger end of gen z: i’m literally already an adult but ok

but even discounting that it’s so frustrating when people call kids or whoever they see as kids “the future” like they’re not currently alive and conscious and able to have their own thoughts like yea they don’t have political power but that doesn’t mean their thoughts don’t matter or that they have to blindly agree with you

[cloudbrooksblog]

I found a few screenshots from when we had to make a slideshow presentation in order to convince our "mother" to let us be vaccinated for COVID-19. I thought they were funny, especially the later two. You have to put yourself in the mind of a clickbait youtuber in order to keep the attention of conspiracy theorists.

The goal was to convince her the side effects of the vaccine were better than a lonely death by COVID. 2023 and I find myself needing to pull teeth with her in order to get boosters. I can't wait to be 18, even if jobs and taxes are bad or whatever.