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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
People think that they're special and that they're kids are special. They're not. They're unique, but so is everyone else.
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When did that start? I mean, I know that the 1980s (which was my decade for elementary school) are famous for harping on self-esteem and making every child feel special--but these parents are a little bit older than that--I assume they were born in the 60s and 70s. Where did this snowflake shit come from, in that context?
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Originally Posted by fresnelly
If this really is a trend and not just a media construction, it may have more to do with consumer entitlement than purely parental impulses.
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Interesting. I do think it's a trend, just from what I experienced teaching high school--hadn't thought of it in terms of consumer entitlement, though. Let me think on that one.
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Originally Posted by Daniel_
My daughter went to her first Cub camp last weekend - only one weekend, but the letter to kids parents specifically said that no phones or ipods or gameboys etc were allowed.
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Nice. This gives me hope. I just don't get why EVERY camp isn't run this way... but yeah, I know. The money.
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Originally Posted by shakran
And the latest trend is for parents to call the kid's boss and make demands or check up on him.
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WHAT?!
(Is there an article about this somewhere, so that I can read it and be outraged?!)
