Videos posted on social media
Every year, when summer knocks on the door, memories of the days of playing come flooding back to the minds of many adults. It is a time of childhood when we are free to explore nature, play around, and learn the first lessons of kindness, politeness, apologizing, and loving.
Social media and the view trap
Videos with names like “Summer vacationers attack retirement groups”, “Straw on fire”, “Grandpa falls off chair”, “When grandchild tricks grandpa into stepping on poop”, “Children destroy altar”… are becoming viral phenomena on the internet.
Behind thousands of likes and joking comments are images of children out of control, hurting adults, causing trouble, destroying things and going far beyond the boundaries of an innocent joke.
Just ask the simple question: “If you were the grandfather in the video, getting his chair knocked to the floor, would you laugh?” - we immediately see how emotionless the smile behind the screen is.
No one is against humor. Children are innocent, curious, and sometimes mischievous. But there is a fine line between mischief and rudeness.
When a child laughs gleefully at tricking his grandfather into slipping, or when they destroy the vegetable garden and then return as a “victory” with a humorous comment, what is worrying is not just the action but the deviation in their sense of right and wrong. Evil does not always come from bad intentions – often it starts from the fact that no one has told us that what we do is wrong.
The fact that such videos are staged, with humorous sound effects, and dubbed with “defense television” or “special news” commentary makes them even more popular and unconsciously enjoyed. Instead of teaching children, adults are the ones holding the camera, adding subtitles, and praising the jokes, unintentionally abetting the deviation.
It’s hard to deny the appeal of “trend” videos on social media. In just a few seconds, viewers can laugh out loud, like, and share – all with just a tap.
But the danger is that these views are making content creators more and more daring to attract attention. The pranks will not stop at “just teasing you for fun” but will go further and further, if people see that the more “outrageous” the more viral.
Some parents and relatives - perhaps in a moment of innocence - may think that it is just a child's play, going back to remember. But social networks are not just a place to store memories, they are a place to shape perceptions, form trends and can "foster" deviations if not controlled. While adults laugh it off, children learn the opposite: "If you hurt others, you will be famous".
Keep summer for healthy lessons
Summer vacation does not mean a break from teaching. Parents and grandparents may not need to tutor their children in math or Vietnamese during the three summer months, but lessons in manners, politeness, and kindness need to be cultivated every day.
It's great for children to go back to the countryside, live with their grandparents, and live close to nature - but without guidance, children can easily learn to be irresponsible, rebellious, and insensitive without even adults knowing.
Every act of disrespect begins with the first omission by an adult. When a child first pushes his grandparent's hand away without being reminded, he will do it a second time, a third time...
When it breaks things without being asked to fix them, it will think it doesn't need to be responsible. And when it goes too far, when adults are startled, it is too late.
Children have the right to be naughty, to play, to explore. But that does not mean adults give up their role in teaching.
If you want your child's summer months to be a beautiful memory, take them to plant vegetables, learn to cook, clean the house with grandparents, tell old stories... There are hundreds of ways to make summer lively and meaningful without having to record videos of pulling chairs or inciting children to cause trouble for laughter.
Don’t wait until something painful happens – like an old man falling and injuring himself, or a grandchild getting hurt in a prank – before people say, “If only…”. If only we stop before hitting the “post” button. If only we think about the feelings of the person being made fun of. If only we still keep within our limits of kindness.
Tram Anh
Source: https://baotayninh.vn/tu-tro-dua-den-su-lech-chuan-trong-ung-xu-a191162.html
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