Memorial Hall Library

The "me, me, me" epidemic, a step-by-step guide to raising capable, grateful kids in an over-entitled world, Amy McCready

eng

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The "me, me, me" epidemic

892458588

Amy McCready

a step-by-step guide to raising capable, grateful kids in an over-entitled world

"Cure your kids of the entitlement epidemic so they develop happier, more productive attitudes that will carry them into a successful adulthood. Whenever Amy McCready mentions the "entitlement epidemic" to a group of parents, she is inevitably met with eye rolls, nodding heads, and loaded comments about affected children. It seems everywhere one looks there are preschoolers who only behave in the grocery store for a treat, narcissistic teenagers posting selfies across all forms of social media, and adult children living off their parents. Parenting expert Amy McCready reveals in this book that the solution is to help kids develop healthy attitudes in life. By setting up limits with consequences, and training them in responsible behavior and decision-making, parents can rid their homes of the entitlement epidemic and raise confident, resilient, and successful children. Whether parents are starting from scratch with a young toddler or navigating the teen years, they will find in this book proven strategies to effectively quell entitled attitudes in their children"--, Provided by publisher

Kids rule. But should they? -- The great give-in -- They're not helpless -- Overcontrol -- Creating a consequential environment -- Reasonable expectations -- The praise problem -- Money and sense -- Keeping up with the Kardashians, Jones and Facebook -- Un-centering their universe -- It's okay not to be special