Terrific analysis and advice, thank you.

I have known many teachers, and they all agree that lots of kids nowadays are disrespectful and can’t behave… because their parents never taught them. And you can often see the same in public spaces.

Those parents think their attitude means “loving” their kids… but they are actually setting them for failure in life. Because life (and especially the workplace) won’t be as understanding and tolerant.

Such children, once adults, will have troublesome and failing relationships, and they will be avoided and hated on their jobs - assuming they can get a job at all (I’ve heard from HR people many "horror stories” about entitled job applicants).