Kids today are *SPOILED* cadddled, made not to think for themselves, the problem is parents ARE NOT allowed to discipline there own children, Kids do not respect Adult Authority, it is a different world today my friend.
I got my share of well deserved beatings,dis-respect was not tolerated, I got my first job at 15 and from then on bought my own clothes etc, my brothers worked and were made to be MEN, not Grown Thumb Sucking babies blaming our parents for there mistakes.
We were taught to GROW UP! divore had nothing to do with it.
You are right that many folks don't raise their children... but ask my child about discipline, you will find he knows the world owes him nothing, and he's gotta go out and become an adult and earn what he's gonna get.
I have no patience for the "threatener" parents... that talk the talk, but don't walk the walk, and their kids basically rule the roost. They do nothing to prepare their kids for the real world. If you are consistent with expectations, rules, discipline its amazing how quickly kids get the message.
The divorce statistics are too overwhelming to just chalk it up to spoiled kids.. though certainly way too many are coddled. But that's another topic, for another day.