Materialism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is: a preoccupation with or stress upon material rather than intellectual or spiritual things. As days go by, more and more of our children are becoming materialistic. Influenced by television, movies, and advertisements, children want what they see. They feel that what they want is what they need and unfortunately, parents aren't doing much to stop this. Young adults don't seem to know the value of a dollar. …showed first 75 words of 2795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2795 total…their own well being. They should know that they could help others in the community by doing several of easy tasks. Instead of throwing away clothes that don't fit them all that well, they can learn to donate it to a shelter so someone less fortunate can make use of it. Parents need to get up the courage, and even if for a little while their child might dislike them, they need to say 'No'.