Many years ago, families had moral values ​​that served a purpose in their lives. Mothers stayed at home and took care of the children while fathers went to work and provided for the family. At home, mothers forced children to do household chores and homework before they could go out to play. There were no computers or video games to play back then, so kids had to have fun. By the end of the week, the family was going to church on Sunday. These were simple family values ​​that built the foundation for families of the past. People were committed to doing the right thing. Even though most families couldn't afford fancy cars or nice clothes, they still made the best of everything. The most important value learned then was respect and self-respect. Parents taught their children to respect themselves and other adults and to respect themselves. Today's teenagers lacked the simple values ​​of yesterday due to exposure to the negative things in the world. “But the most significant aspects of any cultural code can be transmitted implicitly, not through rules or lessons, but through patterns of behavior” (Barnlund, 2000, p56). Despite this, they have the freedom to explore the Internet, listen to the negative lyrics of today's music, play violent video games and watch inappropriate content on TV. The reality is that teenagers have lost their sense of direction in the fast-paced world we live in. Why do we blame the world for the deceptive things our children do? The media has obviously contributed to the materialization of our children. We can only learn from the negative things and then try to build strong family values ​​and teach our children how to make good decisions. Today, many young people face society when they have no family ... middle of paper ... ....spend time with their children and become more involved in their lives. If we were to compare today's parents to then parents, there would be no comparison because today's parents are more focused on themselves. They went out and bought an expensive vehicle or bought the latest fashion clothes instead of putting money aside for their children's college education. In other words, parents today lack moral values. We can't place all the blame on our children. The world we live in now is a different world than yesterday because we have allowed technology to control our minds and hearts. We have allowed our children to live this way and it robs us of the strong morals upheld by our ancestors. Reference Barnlund, D. (2000). Communication in a global village. In Brunk, T., Diamond, S., Perkins, P., & Smith, K. (Eds.), Literacies (pp. 56). New York, New York.