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<p>Could this be a result of parents living vocariously through their kids? The children are not born with a "moi’’ syndrome; they are small sponges.</p>
<p>Should we scout Amazon.fr for the French Amy Chua counterpart? Perhaps Amaranthe de Chouwois de Bettancourt, or something along those lines.</p>
<p>^ I don’t think it’s parents wanting to live vicariously through their kids, rather I think it is parents who are afraid if they say “no” to their little darlings they won’t like them.</p>
<p>^Exactly right!</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s that they are afraid their children won’t like them. I think they are afraid of squelching their “creativity” and individual expression. And xiggi, kids actually are born with a “moi” syndrome, but it’s a parent’s job to instill reality. Anglo parents try to do it gently, and apparently the French are more stern earlier on. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, too many parents think their kids are so special that they won’t have to fit in to society-- the world will cater to their child, as they do. I don’t see this as an American phenomenon, however, as I’ve seen many spoiled Asian, European and Hispanic kids, as well as American.</p>