Today’s children are not brought up with a mindset that losses and drawbacks are part of life. Everything that the child wants is provided to them readily; no thought is given to the pros and cons of the thing desired by the child. Some parents are so vulnerable that they think their children are smarter than they in using technology and are proud of it. They are brought up with so much favour and attention that even a small reversal in fortune or minor disappointment to them is quickly compensated by the parents with a quick alternative. This even extends to the realm of marriage where the child takes for granted that the parents will accept their breaking away from the spouse even for trivial reasons and find another (naïve) partner as quickly as possible.

There is the other extreme of one or both parents not giving any attention at all to their children that they are left to their own to make decisions – big or small. Right from buying a smartphone, the apps they use, the online connections they establish, to even choosing a line of education or choosing a spouse. Parents are ready to pay money for all these requirements as long as the child / children don’t interfere in their personal and business affairs.

There is a third kind – parents who care nothing at all and fail to provide even food and clothing for their children. Such children struggle to find their way in this maze of life to survive and compete with the well-to-do.