I think you hit in on the head, nannyde! It's become like an epidemic...parents not wanting their child to experience any sort of sadness. They refuse to believe that their child could be crying to manipulate them or to get their way...nope, if their special snowflake is crying, then they are going to have terrible self esteem and brain damage unless they are coddled to at once.
LOL at the little girl who wanted to be called princess...really???
she clearly is the one in charge at her house...