Kids Today...

Finish the sentence, "Kids today are..." The list of complaints I hear often include, "rude, greedy, lazy, entitled." The reasons I hear for these complaints are mainly about society, technology, and media.
Each generation of adults seems to believe the current crop of kids are ill-behaved compared to when they were young.

This is how I finish the sentence: Kids today are the same. They want to know they are loved and valued. They seek your approval and desire to see your eyes light up when they enter the room. Kids want to know they are worthy because they exist and not based on performance. They will respond and adapt to the boundaries, values, direction, and lessons you give them. They need you to be consistent, fair, and firm. They want you to be a parent, and not a friend. Kids today are the same as they've always been.

Maybe we should change the sentence to, "Parents today are..."