Key points

Rudeness and entitlement grow from a lack of limitations, where parents repeatedly give in to demands.

When setting boundaries, don't give in when your adult child pushes back.

Many entitled adult children lack accountability, leaving them unhealthily relying on you.

Based on my years of coaching parents of entitled adult children, I see the emotional toll parents pay when anticipating the next crisis that pops up on their text messages or literally on their doorstep. Perhaps it is a pressured plea for financial support laden with irrational reasoning ("You never did crap for me, so now I need you to step up for me, finally"). Or, possibly, the torment stems from their adult child's refusal to take responsibility for their actions.

From years of working with them, there i

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