RE: We give more importance to things then people

Oh my dear, I absolutely agree with you, it's not just a one way straight forward issue which comes from the children side, it also depends on the upbringing of the child. There are many parents who behave selfish in their younger days and neglect their children and then in old age complain about their children not taking care of them. But at large nowadays I do observe that children get disconnected from their parents even if they have been well raised.
Yes there is no one side to blame here, it is all the environment that one goes through.