If I am going to raise children void of the “entitlement syndrome”, I first have to be willing to examine my own life and ask myself, “are my kids’ behaviors and actions a reflection of my own?”.
Entitlement begins when we forget that our extracurricular activities and things that we have are privileges, not expectations.
If you want to raise grateful kids, gratitude must be a part of your family’s culture. You must pray, think and talk about gratitude in your home regularly.
Whether you use a system like ours, don’t offer cash payment for chores, or reward your kids in screentime, all that matters is that you put your kids to work.
Teaching your kids about money can help keep the “entitlement syndrome” at bay rather than feeling like everything should be handed to your kids.
This mentality of “I deserve” has plagued my generation and will permeate throughout the generation we’re raising unless we decide to fight against it.