Cornucopia Kids

It is apparent to me that this generation is raising kids that get everything they desire. These kids are regarded as foremost in the family. They come before the parents, relatives and grandparents. Affection for these kids goes beyond normal parental instincts where the parents are charged with the role of teacher, advisor, disciplinarian, needs provider and love giver. They help the child to mature and eventually take their place as productive members of society. To fit a person into society means that they must know themselves and where they stand in the universe, by this I mean a religious background. They must be taught about God, what God wants, how to please God and the parents. They must be taught respect for other members of the family (even if they are crazy) and the rituals that are important to the family. They must be taught how to relate to neighbors and their children. They must be told that education is important and they must strive to learn all they can. They must learn that there is pain in this world and that everyone has some in life, along with the understanding that this society runs on money and it is good to have some. All this is done before they attend their first day of school. Today's parents have abandoned much of the above changing themselves into suppliers of children's desires instead of suppliers of children's needs. A child needs shelter, food, clothing and love. The parental response today is to give excessive and sometimes non-nourishing food, provide shelter large enough to give each child their own room, clothe in the latest fashion, transport in an SUV for sports participation, electronic equipment to satisfy every audio or visual whim, and allow the child to pick and maintain their friends and what they do together. All this makes the parents the slaves of the children.