Singing and music have always played an important role in learning and the communication of culture. Kids learn from what their role models do and say. For many years, some kid's television very effectively used the combination of words, music and fast-paced animation to achieve learning.
Most moms and dads are concerned about what their young kids see and hear, but as kids grow older, moms and dads pay less attention to the music and videos that capture and hold their kid's interest.
Sharing music between generations in a family can be a pleasurable experience. Music also is often a major part of an adolescent's separate world. It is quite common for adolescents to get pleasure from keeping adults out, which causes adults some distress.
A concern to many interested in the development and growth of adolescents is the negative and destructive themes of some kinds of music (rock, heavy metal, hip-hop, etc.), including best-selling albums promoted by major recording companies. The following themes, which are featured prominently in some lyrics, can be particularly troublesome:
• Drugs and alcohol abuse that is glamorized
• Graphic violence
• Sex which focuses on control, sadism, masochism, incest, kids devaluing women, and violence toward women
• Suicide as an "alternative" or "solution"
Moms and dads can help their adolescents by paying attention to their adolescent's purchasing, downloading, listening and viewing patterns, and by helping them identify music that may be destructive. An open discussion without criticism may be helpful.
Music is not usually a danger for an adolescent whose life is balanced and healthy. But if an adolescent is persistently preoccupied with music that has seriously destructive themes, and there are changes in behavior such as isolation, depression, alcohol or other drug abuse, evaluation by a qualified mental health professional should be considered.
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