What has happened to teens these days?!

When did teens become so cretinous? When did parents stop teaching their children such simple things, for example: not to play on train tracks? Not to send naked pictures of themselves to people? And when did parents stop telling their children "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me"?
My jaw drops everytime I see commercials on TV, reminding kids about that. Really? I feel that I need to break these down.

Don't play on railroad tracks.
Maybe I'm the only one whose ever thought to myself, even as a tiny child, that train tracks=large metal contraption hurtling at great speeds that can't stop on a dime and will maliciously murder anyone who plays on them. I'm the only one? Understandable, most people don't overthink anything as indepth as I feel I do: ) But I am positive, that even you city folk, who didn't grow up around train tracks, still know that trains murder people. And if not, I feel that someone has a friend of a friend who was hit by a train. Or maybe have even seen movies like Unstoppable or at least the trailer and know playing on train tracks is dangerous.

Don't send naked pictures of yourself.
I feel this is another no brainer, especially when directed towards anyone who isn't married or in a monogamous relationship- so I'm pretty much pointing this to anyone 18 years and below, or at least people with a camera phone, that are 18 or below and in a high school setting (and even more disturbingly middle school and possibly late elementary school- that's sad...) Apparently when you send naked pictures of yourself to a boy (if your a girl) or send pictures of your penis to a girl (hopefully you're a boy), the recipiant may feel the need to show off the picture of your body or your tiny weiner to other people in their contact list. Understandable (especially if you have a really tiny weiner), but you, being the sender, should probably know this may/probably will happen, and should re-think sending it entirely. It will work out better for you in the long run if you don't.

"Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
Yes, words can hurt your feelings, but to let them affect you to the point you want to kill yourself is rediculous. If you can' t overcome it on your own, talk to someone, preferably an adult or a mentor about it, and if it's flat out harassment, get a restraining order, not tattoo random words on your body. And remember this childhood rhyme! Or punch someone right in the mouth. They'll shut it then.