Entitlement

Entitlement seems to be an issue that we are dealing with in our household lately. I was looking on the web for family relationship books and I ran across this:

The symptoms of entitlement in today’s youth culture….and how to teach your child the difference between “learn” and “deserve” before it’s too late.

It's worth a shot, maybe Craig & I will learn something useful to tackle this situation with because it's driving us both nuts. I do not understand what has caused children these days to feel that simply because they breathe, they are entitled to whatever pleases them the most.

We have no problem saying "no", it's coming up with a way to teach Ryan that purchases like cell phones & 4-wheelers are not something you simply demand and it will be placed in your hand, but something that CAN be earned (potentially) with having a positive attitude, good grades, and doing chores around the house.

Earn it and we'll think about it. Demanding something because you simply think you deserve it is a good way to make sure that you will never have it :) Just because everyone seems to be diagnosing ADHD lately doesn't mean you have to act like a King.