No matter how much money is spent, it's ultimately up to parents to decide whether they are willing to invest the necessary time and resources to properly rear their own children. This critical job cannot be done solely by others and it cannot be done as one might cook a microwave dinner. Good food and good children who reflect the taste and virtues we all say we want take time and the right ingredients to create. Numerous studies have shown that modern teens are angry. They have a right to be.
Children feel conditionally loved.
If they perform up to parental expectations, they are affirmed. But if they struggle or fail, too many parents refuse to spend the time necessary to set them right. It might interfere with their pursuit of affluence. We dump our children in day care at ever-earlier ages. Many parents don't have time for much more than checking homework.