I realize I may be toeing a sensitive line with this reply, but I can't resist:
If it's any consolation, the engineers of the 1960's complained that THEIR children had it easy and were lazy, too (I know my grandfather did). It's pretty much a universal truth that Generation N thinks that Generation N+1 is going to be the downfall of the human race.
Are kids today REALLY any different than they've ever been?
"It's amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having gotten there." - Andy Rooney