I do not want to sound unsympathetic but like you say... What has become of this world. Good old days of this is your work, you have to do it, and keep yourself positive, you have to get through puberty, school sucks, get over it and so on...we are raising a generation now where parents are too scared to say NO to their kids. Gosh we were told NO many times and just had to deal with it . Too many mojo these days....and people believing the the world owes them something and everybody needs a pat on the back . No that is just tiring.
It is very tiring!