It is believed that juveniles should accord respect to older people within the societies, but in some nations, it is becoming a trend to see teenagers give little or no respect to senior citizens. However, civilization and bad parenting are responsible majorly for this act, hence the government need to introduce history study into the curriculum and parent have to pay attention to their ward and be worthy guardian and mentor. Hence, this essay will further discuss the genesis and offer solutions in the subsequent paragraphs.