With the current turn of events and several sensitive incidents making headlines across the country, public discussions are once again getting divided between allegations, counter-allegations, social media campaigns, and political narratives. In many such cases, people rush to conclusions based on selective information, viral posts, television debates, and emotional reactions.
But truth cannot emerge from propaganda, social media trials, anonymous posts, or edited clips. It can emerge only through a fair investigation and due process of law. In sensitive matters involving serious allegations, restraint and respect for institutions are essential.
Yet beyond the legal and political dimensions lies a much larger social issue. These incidents should serve as an eye-opener for parents across the country.
The reality of modern society is that parents today—whether ordinary citizens or influential public figures—can no longer exercise the kind of influence and control over children that earlier generations could. Social media, peer culture, digital exposure, emotional independence, and changing lifestyles have fundamentally altered the parent-child relationship.
A few decades ago, parental influence lasted well into adulthood. Family supervision was stronger and social exposure was limited. Today, however, many children begin living in a parallel world from their early teenage years — a world shaped not only by social media but also by movies, web series, celebrity culture, influencers, online relationships, betting apps, alcohol, drugs, and constant peer pressure.
Cinema and digital entertainment now exercise enormous influence over impressionable minds. Many films and web series glorify aggression, reckless behaviour, instant gratification, casual relationships, abuse of wealth, and disrespect towards discipline and authority. Young minds, especially those below 18 years of age, often consume such content without the maturity to distinguish entertainment from responsible behaviour. Many begin imitating attitudes, language, lifestyles, and risk-taking behaviour beyond their emotional understanding.
Parents often believe they know what is happening in their children’s lives. In reality, many children today live simultaneously in two worlds — the visible family world and the invisible digital world.
The article is authored by M.G.V.K. Bhanu, IAS (Retd.)
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