The Net Generation Needs Our Help

Is it just me or are kids more self-absorbed now than they used to be?  Well, why shouldn’t they be?  Each previous generation has spoiled them rotten.  It’s not their fault they have everything they have ever wanted – on demand; have always experienced being the center of the universe; have been overscheduled to meet the parents’ high standards to be the best; have never known a time without remotes and instant gratification; and truly wonder around this world clueless.  This generation experiences Adult-o-lescence.  What is that?  It’s the ability to grow up and be responsible when they choose to do so.

We have taught the Net Gens, born after 1999, that everything they do is amazing, every thought they have is brilliant, every dream they have will come true.  We allow them to return home until they turn 35 years old!  No need to work and develop skills for a dream future – just dream about it.  Really?  Matures, Boomers and Gen X generations, we need to stop this madness of misleading the Net Gens to an unrealistic life that will not easily transfer into the work environment.  We need to allow them the benefits of failure before stepping in to ease their pain.  This would be the greatest gift we can give them!