I heard an interesting interview on faith radio today about entitlement. Apparently a child who is told they are special and never criticized or told negative things about themselves can develop entitlement issues as young adults. One of the character traits of entitlement is that they don’t know how to fail, and the prospect of failure is terrifying to them.

I’m curious about this. I can’t tell exactly why, though it is something I haven’t heard before. Seems to me siblings would definitely counteract ones propensity towards it, even if parents were overly attentive. I just don’t know what to think. Anyone have any ideas?