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Book Recommendation for the Planet

Larry Winget (of financial education fame) wrote a stellar tome that should be required reading: Your Kids Are Your Own Fault.

A worthy strike back at parental abdication, I'd say.

"Kids today are over-indulged, over-entertained, under-achieving, and under-disciplined, with a sense of entitlement that is crippling society. And the real problem is that parents aren't paying attention to what's going on. If they were they would realize that most kids today barely read and write, except with their thumbs on their cell phones!

Well-behaved, respectful kids are the exception, not the rule, and for the most part, parents are to blame. Responsible parenting is about beginning with the end in mind and parenting with a plan. But most parents have never stopped to consider what kind of adult they want to raise. They have all this fun creating a baby, but they don't have a plan for the end product."

This should be taught in high schools.

Posted by Cute at 7:14 PM

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