scary statistics

I read this on another blog and felt it worth sharing here. What do you think?

What Is The Culture In Your Home Today?

Who Is Raising Your Children?

(shared from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families"

Stephen R. Covey)

Parent's time with kids:

-5 minutes with Dad

-20 minutes with Mom

(eating or TV)

Computer games

Internet

TV larger than life

Family Rituals

Each week a school-age child spends

-1.8 hours reading

5.6 hours doing homework

-21 hours watching TV

Adults watch 15 hours/week

Children's chance of growing up with both parents: less than 50%

Parents at Work

45-50-hour work week

More than 60% of children need day care because of parental work demands

Divorce rate 1 in 2

Single parent families increase 350%

School

Teachers' moral voice is silenced

Assaults on teachers up 700% since 1978

Juvenile Violent Crime

Up 500% from 1950's

Up 22% from 1990

75.8 incidents per 100,00

Neighbors

Most Americans know well only 3 in 5 neighbors

Extended Family

Live farther apart

Less frequent contact and involvement

Religion

60% of people feel religion is losing its influence on American life

90% feel the U.S. is slipping deeper into moral decline