This is so true and I believe it really began once there was a movement in sports to give everyone a medal no matter how poorly they performed. That was the beginning of the end IMHO.
It's gotten so much worse with things like Attention Deficit which now apparently every kid (and adult) has and therefore needs the cure-all meds which as we know just takes a somewhat normal person and makes them totally abnormal. Thus, the cycle begins and never ends.
The kids have ADD because they are never told "no". Parenting is all redirection, ridiculous time-out, and let's make a deal. (God forbid a swat on the behind.) Kids are instructed that the world revolves around them, and their every whim and demand, from toddler to adulthood.
Being around kids like this is never an enjoyable experience. They demand their own way, but are never content. Screen time is literally the only break for the parent.
This is so true and I believe it really began once there was a movement in sports to give everyone a medal no matter how poorly they performed. That was the beginning of the end IMHO.
It's gotten so much worse with things like Attention Deficit which now apparently every kid (and adult) has and therefore needs the cure-all meds which as we know just takes a somewhat normal person and makes them totally abnormal. Thus, the cycle begins and never ends.
The kids have ADD because they are never told "no". Parenting is all redirection, ridiculous time-out, and let's make a deal. (God forbid a swat on the behind.) Kids are instructed that the world revolves around them, and their every whim and demand, from toddler to adulthood.
Being around kids like this is never an enjoyable experience. They demand their own way, but are never content. Screen time is literally the only break for the parent.