The Preprogrammin of a ChildJoin now to read essay The Preprogrammin of a ChildA child is a blank book and a parent is the pen. A parent or elder makes a remark or takes action, and a child often will respond by mimicking what has been said or done. The essence of a child is one of innocence as well as gullibility. Adults serve as an abundance of knowledge, rules, and regulations, which a child is supposed to live and abide by. Not all children will obey the regulations expected of them, yet certain rules are more critical than others. When disciplining children, parents and adults take rules pertaining to gender specifications much more seriously than most other topics of obedience, without acknowledging they are practicing such behaviors. Gender distinctions are apparent within the way children are spoken to, how they are treated in certain situations, and the toys they play and interact with. Ultimately in a media driven society, such as America, it would be nearly impossible to raise a child free from gender stereotyping. Over the course of more recent years the distinct gender defined world of toys has been lessened, yet most of these stereotypes still seem to appear to be engrained into a child’s brain almost from birth.
As early as the birth of a child there are specified gender separations. Once born, a child is distinguished by either the color blue or pink. You can see a pink stork on the corner for a new baby girl or a blue stork for a new baby boy. Of course these colors are not comprehensible to the child, yet children throughout the rest of the neighborhood view these signs. A parent may make a comment pertaining to the neighbors having a new baby boy simply because of a blue sign. This could be one of the initial unconscious comments a parent or adult may make, which instills such beliefs that color defines gender. Throughout adolescence it is a rarity to see a young boy wearing a pink shirt, because there is a stigma associated with a young boy wearing the color pink. We take such an ineffectual concept, a color, and place behind it prejudice. Later on in life wearing the color pink can conjure up assumptions of homosexuality. These judgments have no validation to them, except the stigma American’s associated with this color throughout childhood experiences and understandings.
Another example of the emphasis of color on gender can be directed at the legos toy. LEGOS®, originally created for young boys were made in the colors yellow, blue, and red. These LEGOS® were invented to help show boys how to build different structures and generally have a good time. During the early 90’s, after LEGOS® first emerged, girls enjoyed this toy just as much as boys. Once the LEGOS® creators caught on to this development, pink and purple LEGOS® were invented specifically for girls. Now it was silently stated that it was wrong for girls to play with the regular LEGOS®, and boys to play with the girls’ LEGOS®. Such practices helped to categorize children and keep interaction between children of the same gender. It seems absurd to believe; yet even LEGOS® hold stereotypes and expectations of young inspired yet inexperienced children. The practice of the segregation of gender bias LEGOS® has been eradicated in the last couple of years. It may appear that the barriers in some respect are being broken down, and that color should not define a child’s gender, which is why this product has been reverted to the original design.
Sports are an essential part of childhood. Children learn how to interact with their peers as well as learn how to follow rules. Little girls are shown a dance studio and cheerleading camp. Girls are given their prim and proper outfits, embraced by lace accents, and shown their place; a place, which lies on the sidelines. Boys, on the other hand, are shown the football field and told the sky is the limit. They even have their own cheering section. Girls seem to be placed on the back burner when sports are concerned. More often than not girls’ sports are seen as lacking intensity and fury, even though laws have been implemented to avoid such unfairness. Taught at an early age, boys are created to be rough,
I hope that we see more attention on sports in the next 10 years. In a few years, young people will no longer tolerate this form of entertainment. Even in sports, a boy’s attention to boys will be greatly reduced. It seems that when such an opportunity for a boy to experience the kind of intense, fierce and unpredictable sport that people have come to expect at his age (the Olympics, NBA Finals, Wimbledon) and his age (20) he will end up with a different level of frustration.
More specifically, young people who are given the opportunity to practice sports will be more prepared than ever. The children, even those that were only a few years too young, will grow up to have more freedom, respect, and confidence in these sports. The sport has become an important part of the culture of the country. It is now something of a cultural phenomenon; it is being seen in all walks of life. Many of us have come to this country with the image of a big boys training and playing; now, we have a boy who is playing an amazing sport, playing football, basketball, lacrosse, hockey, tennis and baseball.
In the USA, where our young people are playing the sport they love, they are doing so willingly, in a way that almost guarantees that they will find their own special place in public life: in sports.
I wish I made a quick comment like that. To explain, we live in an environment where children can be judged and evaluated based on their sport. But what happens when such a decision is made for children not playing hockey or basketball? Many other sports, as well as their competitors, have their own rules and rules of play. This is the same thing with sport for children: as soon as there is an obvious problem, or in situations that could have been avoided by giving the player a chance to play the sport of his or her choice, society does everything to prevent that.
This is not to suggest that sports can be considered “good sports”: in fact, sports are considered bad sports, which is probably what will happen with more young people going to school, learning and becoming more involved in sports, not only because they are part of a more competitive sporting environment, but because we are the most active participants in such sports. Sports are also an important outlet for young people to come to understand that sports are an important part of family life and that they need to see in their actions and words the kind of sports they can bring together for the whole family. Also sport is also an alternative to gambling: it gives one a way to live that is not always easy, yet can be fun.
But sports are no more fun. I hope that there will be a way to ensure that young children will