The Little Emperor Problem: Why Good Parents Sometimes Raise Entitled Adults (opens in new tab)

There is a peculiar modern parenting ritual that unfolds thousands of times every day across America. A child wants something. The parent says no. The child protests. The parent explains. The child escalates. The parent negotiates. The child escalates again. The parent begins offering concessions. By the end of the interaction, the child has acquired a cookie, an iPad, a frozen yogurt, and what appears to be partial sovereignty over the household. Nobody intended this. Nobody woke up that mor...