[cstreit]

Wholeheartedly agree. The other real negative trend I see is the "negotiation". I see kids all the time in my town (hi avg. income area) negotiating with parents.

Parent: "Sit still and pay attention"
Kid: "But I dont wanna".
Parent: "I'll give you an ice cream later" <--there's the bribe.
Kid: "But I want a plastic red-rider repeating action BB gun insteeeead". <-negotiation
Parent: "Well only if......"

Makes me ill. I'm pretty partial to "I SAID SO." and the occasional "'so I don't smack your butt"