PARENTS, WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH PARENTS TODAY?
Helicopter parents. The ones who hover over a child's every blink, sneeze and hurt feeling, and never let them get their knees skinned.
Parents that don't teach children manners, social skills, a respect for what came before them.
Parents that put their kids on pedestals as if their children are born winners, receiving trophies for just "participating" instead of learning the value of competing, winning AND losing. Disappointment is not allowed by overcheerleading parents. It does kids no favors to grow up with a misguided idea that they are brilliant at everything. Some people are more gifted than others. Some will have more opportunities than others. Some will achieve great things, but it is not a given.
Parents have forgotten to teach the value of hard work (not just academically) to achieve a dream.
Parents who don't take the time to educate children about the important things in life, most of which you will never learn in school.