Can you hear the music
...everal different ways, some children can listen to it and it does not affect them at all. Others listen to it and it does affect them in a different way. It seams to affect the children with low self-esteem, depression, and bitterness. They tend to relate to the lyrics of some of the songs, and it makes the teenagers think it is what they are living. It also could be that they are depressed because of situations at home at school or both. Some think that the problems they are having at home are because their parents are the worst in the world. So when they find a song that relates to their life he or she will listen to it over and over many times. The more they listen to a song the lyrics become very real to them, so real that it makes them think it is ok to do and say the things that are continually mentioned in the music. In some cases it becomes a habit. There have been children that listen to songs about killing themselves and others so much that they act on what they are hearing in the songs. Some have actually killed them selves while listening to the song they could relate to. They find it very fascinating that someone else has the same thoughts and feelings that they do. Some have killed family members, killed friends and some start using the drugs and bad language that is used in the songs. Why? Because they believe if it is ok for this to be played on national television and radio then it is also ok for them to use. When teenagers see the artist performing on television they usually like the style of cloths they wear, their hairstyles, so therefore they want to look just like what you might call their idol. Most of the times these artists certainly are not who you want your child to idolize. Although some music can be a bad influence on teens there is also music that can actually be good for a person. Some music can be used to lower blood pressure, trea...