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  • Blame It on Mr. Rogers: Why Young Adults Feel So Entitled

    07/05/2007 4:05:03 PM PDT · by fgoodwin · 20 replies · 1,276+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | July 5, 2007 | JEFF ZASLOW
    Fred Rogers, the late TV icon, told several generations of children that they were "special" just for being whoever they were. He meant well, and he was a sterling role model in many ways. But what often got lost in his self-esteem-building patter was the idea that being special comes from working hard and having high expectations for yourself. Now Mr. Rogers, like Dr. Spock before him, has been targeted for re-evaluation. And he's not the only one. As educators and researchers struggle to define the new parameters of parenting, circa 2007, some are revisiting the language of child ego-boosting....