I can remember when the '' snowflake generation '' were just being born . The media at the time were in a full blown '' think of the children !!! '' moral panic . pedo's were everywhere , any accident involving a child was headline news with the result that schools started adopting ridiculous activity bans and safety measures . Discipline was tantamount to child abuse . And , just to help matters , people were increasingly targeted by big business to buy all the latest ' stuff ' for their offspring or risk being branded bad parents . Celebrities such as Madonna paraded their sprogs as mini-me's or lifestyle accessories . Add the soaring divorce rate into the mix and it's little wonder many have grow up unable to deal with the uncomfortable realities of life .
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