Generation Me

When initially starting the book I assumed it was going to be over loaded with nothing but statistics. How wrong was I? I laughed outloud on more than one occasion. Seeing the comparison of what was written and my own daughter and her friends, I couldn't help it.

Twenge did a great job of giving people insight as to what is occuring with today's generation. She seemed to flip-flop in some of her opinions which made me wonder exactly where she stood. Or if her sole purpose was just to be informative? That is until the end when she did give some advice on how to curb the negativity.

When children are spoon fed their ideas, feelings and actions, who is to blame when the outcomes aren't to most's liking? Of course it's the very people who fed it. The author does put that responsibility on baby boomers at one point in the book. That doesn't mean that those who display those self serving attributes can't be responsible for changing them though. I believe that it can happen. When given the right tools for the job(and we know youth today have many opportunities), the job can be done. But will it?

It's a relief that people are noticing the mistakes made while they are still in the making. It helps to communicate and discover constructive ways to not only deal with them but to turn them around.

Saying that has me thinking she should possibly write another book, on the better side of things attributed to this generation. With all of the confidence they display, a great idea has to have been born to someone. Regardless, their individuality can harm and foster at the same time. It's going to take a willingness to accept actions to then be able to change those outcomes. That is definitely possible.