According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, entitled "Blame It on Mr. Rogers: Why Young Adults Feel So Entitled," it is all Mr. Rogers fault!! Hard to believe, that good-hearted Mr. Rogers should be blamed, huh?
The article goes on to state that four reasons for why young adults feel so entitled (or, are spoiled rotten, depending on how what phrase you wish to use). One reason offered is that our culture has essentially spent too much time telling young adults that they were great. The article cites a study indicating that narcissism among college students is growing.
A second reason offered is that too many parents explained their children's poor behavior by saying "they're just kids."
A third reason: kids have been taught they are on the same level as adults; the use of first names for adults by children is part of the problem (perhaps it is a symptom, though, not a cause).
Fourth: Parents have focused too much on their kids lives and not enough on their own. Kids, in essence, have become the focus of our culture.
My thoughts: the school of "hard knocks" is going to teach young adults a lot about life. Too many children have inflated expectations about work and life.
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