" Celebration of the new over the old easily translates into a celebration of young over the old, of young people over old people. The cult of youth, the celebration of youth for youth's sake s more pervasive in the United States than any other culture I have visited . . . When the culture values youth over maturity, the authority of parents is undermined. "

― Leonard Sax , The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups