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Our cafeteria ladies are sharing encouraging words this week! The kids love reading their bananas!

In our modern world of participation trophies, materialism, and me-centric parenting, entitlement is becoming a huge problem for teens today.

Despite our best of intentions, we are trying to carve a perfect path for our kids as opposed to teaching our children how to navigate whatever road they find themselves on.

According to VeryWell: A sense of entitlement is a personality characteristic based on the belief that someone deserves special treatment or recognition for something they didn’t earn. In other words, people with this mindset believe that the world owes them without ever giving anything in return.

You can see this narcissistic entitlement everywhere. It’s students who want special treatment when they turn in an assignment late. It’s a teen’s bad attitude when asked to do simple chores around the house. It’s a boy who can not take any negative feedback or a young girl who is constantly seeking affirmation about her looks, status, or possessions.

Their sense of entitlement is evident in their lack of work ethic and understanding of the value of a dollar, their inability to cope with the most minor obstacles, and even their shortage of basic life skills.

It’s not surprising our teens are known as the entitlement generation.

An entitled teen often has a sense of superiority and feels like their wants and needs come ahead of the rest of the world. They rarely acknowledge the efforts of others and think others are there to serve them. While they may look nice and exhibit responsible behavior on the outside, oftentimes they may just be trying to manipulate the situation to get their own way.

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