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.
近几十年来，父母对子女的影响出现了下降。事实上，越来越多的孩子看电影和电视，并受到外界的影响，他们的父母对他们失去控制。如今，孩子和青少年往往是在寻找榜样，而不是他们的父母模仿。他们很自然地去看像歌手，电影明星，运动员是他们的指南。例如，许多高中学生喜欢穿最新的时装，这是由各种名人所欢迎的。他们甚至把自己的头发剪了，像名人一样，或者说同样的事情。父母只是不能完成这些星星，当它影响他们的孩子。许多电视节目、电影和电视游戏都有很高水平的暴力内容和不好的语言，这些都严重影响了年轻人的观看。孩子们已经开始根据他们在各种媒体上看到的东西开始表演了。
My younger cousin got in trouble at school for kicking some other students. When asked why he did it, he responded that he had been imitating his favorite cartoon character. He had seen this behavior and decided to act similarly. His parents had enormous difficulties getting him to stop. This showed me that TV shows can be more influential than parents. Finally, young people often feel like they have nothing in common with their parents, so their parents influence in their live decreases. Young people think their parents do. For example, many parents are not as proficient as their children are at using modern technology. They might not even know how to surf the Internet or use an Mp3 player. This gap in knowledge makes it very hard for them to find common ground with their parents. In conclusion, modern media and the world of technology have much stronger influences on young people than their parents do. As young people get more absorbed in television, movies celebrities, and their friends, parents should expect to continue losing more control over their children.
我弟弟在学校里遇到了一些其他学生的麻烦。当被问到他为什么这样做时，他回答说，他一直在模仿他最喜欢的卡通人物。他已经看到了这种行为，并决定采取同样的行动。他的父母给他带来了巨大的困难让他停下来。这说明我认为电视节目比父母更有影响力。最后，年轻人通常觉得自己和父母没有共同的生活，所以他们父母的生活会影响他们的生活。年轻人认为他们的父母。例如，许多父母不像他们的孩子一样熟练使用现代技术。他们可能甚至不知道如何上网或使用Mp3播放器。这方面的知识差距使他们很难找到共同的立场与他们的父母。总之，现代媒体和世界的技术对年轻人的影响比他们的父母更强烈的影响。随着年轻人对电视、电影明星以及他们的朋友的影响，父母应该继续失去对孩子的控制，许多人认为，外界的影响对年轻人的影响比他们的父母更为强烈。然而，这是一个错误的信念。
I am convinced that parents still exercise a greater influence over their children than anyone or anything else and have not lost control over them. Childrens earliest and most important influences come from their parents. So parents are integral to the development of the childs understanding of the world. When I was still very young, my parents began teaching me many different things. Among these were ethics and a sense of right and wrong. They taught me what was right to do and what I should not do. I have kept those lessons with me even to this day, and I try to live my life by those standards. We must also remember that parents are the ones who control what their children see and do. They can make sure their children are watching acceptable shows and doing proper activities so long as they supervise their children.
我相信父母对他们的孩子的影响比任何人或其他任何东西都要大得多，并没有对他们失去控制。儿童最早和最重要的影响来自他们的父母。所以父母对孩子的理解是不可或缺的世界。当我还是很年轻的时候，我的父母开始教我许多不同的东西。其中有伦理和对错的感觉。他们教我做什么，我不该做什么。即使到了今天，我也一直在和我一起生活，我也试着用这些标准去生活。我们还必须记住父母是孩子们控制他们的孩子看到的和做的。他们可以确保他们的孩子看接受的节目和做适当的活动，只要他们监督他们的孩子。
For example, my parents always let me know which television programs I was allowed to watch. If they did not think a certain program was appropriate, then they would not permit me to watch it. When parents exercise more control over what their children watch and do, then they are able to influence their children tremendously. Finally, children often look up to their parents as important influences in their lives. So parents need to act like better role models for their children. When children see their parents doing something, they automatically assume that it is correct behavior. My parents never drank, smoked, or used bad language in front of me, so they were very positive role models for me. This way, I never picked up any negative influences from them. By acting properly in front of their children, parents can make sure that they influence their children in a positive manner. Children are greatly influenced by their parents, who teach them early in life, control their activities, and serve as positive role models. While other factors can be influential, parents are still the most important influences in their childrens lives.
例如，我的父母总是让我知道我可以观看的电视节目。如果他们不认为某个程序是合适的，那么他们就不允许我去看它。当家长们对孩子们的手表和做的更多的控制时，他们就能极大地影响他们的孩子。最后，孩子们经常把他们的父母看作为他们生活中的重要影响。因此，父母需要更好的扮演他们的角色模范。当孩子看到他们的父母在做某事时，他们会自动地认为这是正确的行为。我的父母从不喝酒，吸烟，或在我面前使用不好的语言，所以他们对我来说是非常积极的榜样。这样的方式，我从来没有从他们身上出现任何负面的影响。父母在他们的孩子面前表现得很好，父母可以肯定他们会以积极的方式影响他们的孩子。孩子受父母的影响很大，他们在生活中很早教他们，控制他们的活动，并作为积极的榜样。虽然其他因素可能是有影响的，父母仍然是最重要的影响，在他们的孩子的生活。