Children of the Millennial Generation and How We Can Meet Their Unique Needs

The Millennial Generation is described as those born between the mid 1970s and the turn of the century.

This generation is defined by their familiarity with media, communications, and digital technology.
I believe that the children of the Millennial Generation are our hope for the future, but they are being assaulted by a world exponentially broader and more demanding than ever before. Our technology-fueled shrinking world is confronting these young people with unprecedented complexity demanding tolerance and connectivity.
Instead of asking, "Where does my country fit into the world economy?" these children will be required to ask, "Where do I, as an individual, fit into the global competition and opportunities of the day?" Despite these challenges, there has never been a greater time for people to embrace a life of virtue. A life based upon time-proven principles can be easily overshadowed by the clamor and turbulence of schedules and deadlines, of economic worries and stress, and of environmental and equality issues.

But, by returning to time-proven virtues and values, these children will lead us to greater peace. Building upon the shoulders of generations past, the children of the Millennial Generation have the ability and eagerness to survive, develop, and thrive.
The desire to improve the next generation is driven primarily by the wish to improve future life conditions for all children.
As parents and grandparents, our prime objective is to ensure that children learn from our mistakes while sharing our successes.
To accomplish this we must be keenly aware of self. Our behavior, good or ill, will be mirrored in the lives of generations yet unborn.

Without knowledge of personal character flaws, they will be passed on to the next generation. Great minds throughout time have advanced the notion that the behavior of the parents will be visible into the third and fourth generations that follow them.
This fourth generation halo effect doesn't just refer to positive behavior, but to negative behavior as well.

Constructive nurturing of youth is the greatest influence in tempering global behavior.

In time this has a direct effect on the way they will raise and nurture their own children, and so it goes for generations. My behavior in the home and community, regardless of the magnitude, affects children yet unborn, most of whom I will never meet.

You can't teach what you don't know any more than you can demonstrate behavior you don't possess.
This is not something I can delegate to another.

It is my responsibility and the time is now.

To positively influence the rising generation, virtue-based training must be re-established within our hearts and homes.
We are all responsible to some degree for the health and happiness of humanity's children.
We must extend unconditional love to all children beginning with those in our immediate family and then moving outward.

Start with a smile as you pass a child, and then move towards giving of time and talents in neighborhood and community events. Be a volunteer, make a donation, and get involved in teaching and nurturing the children of the Millennial Generation!