Signs You’re Raising An Entitled Child And Why That’s A Problem

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They throw tantrums

For young children, tantrums are developmentally appropriate. They are a means of expressing frustration because the child has limited communication skills. However, tantrums past a certain age speak to a deeper issue regarding entitlement, manipulation, and even self-control. Somewhere along the line, they learned that they are able to get what they want by having explosive emotional outbursts, which is why the tantrums continued well past toddlerhood.

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