The last several decades have seen a decline in parental influence on their children.
In fact, it seems that the more children watch movies and television and get influenced by people outside the home, the more their parents lose control over them.
Nowadays, children and teens are often searching for role models other than their parents to imitate.
They naturally look to celebrities like singers, movie stars, and athletes to be their guides.
For example, many high school students like to dress in the latest fashions that have been made popular by various celebrities.
They even cut their hair like famous people or say the same things as them.
Parents simply cannot complete with these stars when it comes to influencing their children.
Many television shows, movies, and video games have high levels of violent content and bad language, which greatly influence young people watching them.
Children have begun acting badly based upon what they have seen on various media.