The Entitlement-Free Child

Core Assumptions for Entitlement-Free Parenting

• You cannot "make" your child happy all the time.
• You are absolutely, unequivocally, irrefutably smarter than your child.
• You are the grown-up, not your child's friend.
• Your child should have age-appropriate power.
• Your child is not you.
• Your child lives in a diverse world.
• Your child prepares today for the unexpected tomorrow.

Read more about how these assumptions shape your parenting and the values you teach your child in Chapter 3 of The Entitlement-Free Child.