In my early teen years I listened to music that was being taken to court for being to obscene, or violent. I watched movies that were too sexual for my young eyes. I am still young. Too young for many of you to consider me a man, but at the age of 20 and living on my own I make my own life decisions. Listening to sexual music does not make you promiscuous. Watching to violent movies does not make you violent. However, when a child is left to his own devices at too young of an age, they will emulate anything they see. I can remember at the age of 6 jumping off my bed with my towel around my neck trying to fly like Superman. In my teens, had my PARENTS not been RESPONSIBLE enough to take care of me, and left me to do as I, a 14 year old saw fit, it is possible that I would not be as responsible as I am now. I feel parents need to stop looking at other people's problems and take care of their own. Many parents will watch the news but not talk to their child to hear what their news is. Care for your children. Take interest in their life. Be sure to take every opportunity to share with them your values. If they know what it is that you value, and they respect you, I can promise they are more likely to share those same values.

Ah ha....These 50's and 60's teens, are the free thinking parents of today and carry forth the attitude "If it feels good do it". And "doing it" has lead to opening a new can of worms. What goes around....etc.

I agree with the last comment, where is the discipline in these families? I see little one's 2 or 3 that cannot be controlled in public by their mothers. Johnny screams, kicks her, grabs things. My kids are standing there looking and asking "would you spank us if we did that?"

My reply .... "Right here in front of everyone."

If some parents were more concerned about being accountable parents, teen crime, murders, abortions, would not be necessary. However, these same little darlings have cars, cell phones, unlimited free time and mom or dad's credit card. Instead they end up with more trouble on their hands than they bargained for.

There are some truly outstanding kids out here, however, we hear little about the achievers, because of the brats.

And if all else fails, label them ADHD or ADD, or autistic, whatever the designer, "we can't teach or control our kid disease of the month" , then give them drugs (an addiction) and stick them in a classroom for a teacher who has 30 or 35 other "darlings" then blame the system for the failure.

Has anyone noticed when kids get in major trouble on the news, the first statement from the family is that they are "very christian, or religious, or have family values." They have no idea why junior did what he did.

Newsflash, you cannot force feed religion, family values or have a 2 faced persona. Walk the walk, talk the talk, but get a grip on your kids before they put the shaboooby on you.

Thank you Anne! my kids are 14,16,19,23, i kept the really raunchy material away from our home and computers until each turned 13, then privileges were introduced such as music selections chatting online etc. They were allowed to use these things, with parental supervision and software, why doesn't the american public take responsibility for its young? parents are constantly complaining about it. It appears that the parents are jealous of the toys the kids have, however, they run up huge debt to buy it. If you don't instill in kids that fire is hot, of course they will get burned. Where are the parents? Sometimes parents that are responsible, get tired of the ones who let their brats run wild, and create more headaches for everyone else. Whatever happened to "spare the rod, spoil the child", oops, social services will intervene, not in my house, you have to make it to the phone.

While this kind of story has to come around once in a while, I think that there are more important stories domestically, such as healthcare or the economy, rather than following surveys and studies about culture.

We're hearing this old story again?

I grew up in the 80's, back when Tipper Gore was having a heart attack over "Darlin' Nicki" and Madonna was slutting her way up the charts.

This was supposed to make me (an impressionable teenage girl) go out and have sex. The reality is: I didn't have sex until I was 21.

Why did I wait? The values my PARENTS instilled in me. Those values were strong enough to withstand all peer and media pressure.

So many parents today want to be friends with their kids. My parents did not become my friends until I was an adult. Parents need to stand up, be a parent and give their kids values. If they don't give their kids values, the kids will turn elsewhere.

And do you really want Paris Hilton teaching your child what is right or wrong?

Just ask Paris Hilton!

Music, teens and sex. They said that it was all related 50 years ago when Elvis was shaking his hips and the adults wanted Elvis banned from television and rock and roll music removed from radio.

At what point did all the teens in the Fifties and Sixties grow up and turn into their parents and grandparents?