Originally Posted by MrTrollkien

You have a society that breeds kids to believe that life should be perfect. Pamper them with as many material things as possible, make sure every kid on a team gets a trophy for playing, convince them that life should not have any heartache, and advertise that unless they have thousands of dollars to spend that they aren't successful. Raise them without morality or suffering any consequences for their actions and this is the life you will see.

My kids were raised hearing the word "NO" more than yes and they learned to be thankful for what they had. They learned to earn whatever they got and that the world did not owe them anything for being born. In other words, they were hammered with COMMON SENSE in their raising without any problems with breaking the law and they now are outstanding parents to their own kids with good paying jobs. Perhaps if they had less electronics to babysit them and more face to face time spent with them, they would learn how to deal with their own lives in a rational manner.