Do you think our children living too comfortably?

I think that there are far too many children that are living in the lap of luxury and that makes it very difficult for those of us that desire for our children to have a good work ethic and morals to teach those things to our children. My daughter thinks that if she doesn't feel like picking up that it will magically be done for her (which isn't the case). In addition to this, they think that they only things that they have to worry about are playing and such, there is no need to worry about work or school. They really do have a lot to learn.

i am agree with you.the situations you stated here are similar to mine.they are luckier than others yet never appreciate it.people say the way we teach them need to be different than in our era's.but i always feel the way our parent taught us is better than nowadays'.people nowadays say that we cant yell at them, cant scold them as it will break their heart, no physical action to them as they call it as physical abuse yet 'pamper and love them as much as you can'.oh my......no wonder they became so stubborn and sometimes too much.

hi,comparing to the previous history of the generations now the children as well as adults are geting good comfort

It absolutely depends on the parents.No matter how rich you are or how much you can give to your children.U should always set some restrictions for them.They should realise that how priveleaged they are.Or else it is often said they wil be spoiled brats.From now only parents should be strict with them at times.

Children don't know how lucky they are. Childrens rooms are more like mini-apartments these days and most will have televisions, phones, computers etc. Despite all these material things that children 20 years ago wouldn't have had, they still complain that they are bored. Rules in our house are as follows: No TV on school-nights. No video games until homework and chores are done. If they behave badly, they have something taken away from them, for example, the x-box and they have to earn it back.

It totally depends on the environment at home. I have seen children who spend lavishly, who enjoy a high class life. the money they spend is the hard earned money of their parents. But who is responsible for this? ofcourse their parents. Its not always right to keep ur children under your nose, but too much liberty is also not good. The main reason for this that parents have no tome to spend with their children and thats the reason they give what they want luxuary, money etc. All children want is time and love.

In my home country the majority of children live comfortably. Thye get given many toys by their parents. They go to school and also have much leisure time. They might not eat all the food in their lunch box. Those sorts of children are ever so lucky. I visited South Africa last year. There many children live in terrible poverty. Life is like that in some other countries where poor people live. I once did a teaching practice in a school in my home country. The children didn't have to wear school uniform. Some of them came from quite poor families. Many of the children got a free school meal. I know the poverty can be much more severe in some other places like townships in South Africa. I got a paper round at age 13 years old. Then I worked in a shop on Saturdays when I was 16 years old. I understood the value of money when I was growing up. Although everytime a friend of mine felt sad she was given £20 by her father. He didn't do her any favors. These days she has credit cards and spends loads of her husband's money.

if you observe that your nephew and niece is living a very comfortable life then i guess the parent is the one who lets that happens. there are more children who are like that, spoiled and do the things they want to do. parents complains that their kids are like that but they are the reason why that happened. i have nephews who are like that too both of their parents are working and the mother works abroad. guidance is the number one important factor. you can let them play but make sure they do their chores and they eat properly. its all about time management

there is a Romanian word that says: "Give everything to your child and don't expect nothing back".

It's true that children today are comfortable in their life because of the new technology. They are influenced by what they saw in TV, heard over the radio and even the lyrics of songs. It appears that everything they saw are universally accepted so the tendency is should be experiencing those things also. However, these behaviors or attitudes can be controlled depending on how the parents guard their children from being influenced. Parents should be smart to sense what their children are doing or to what activity they are indulge in. Some techniques that I guess can be fruitful are: - Guiding them to develop moral values - Always be visible to them and guard their language - Develop in them strong spiritual connection - Train them to be respectful to elders

hi... I agree with other respondents. we have to teach our children some basics. Have a good weekend and welcome to mylot... Thanks Laratri

I agree with other respondents, if we are fortunate enough to live in a time and culture where physical needs are abundantly met and luxuries easily obtainable, then the only way the value of anything can be taught is directly through parenting. It can be challenging to set limits, especially if things weren't always so abundant for the parents' or grandparents' generation, but we have to teach our children some basics - that making a home or community work requires each person to pull their weight with duties and responsibilities appropriate to their age and abilities. That however much you have, waste is wrong. That compassion means sharing, service and supporting others. Also that sometimes, you don't get what you want - perhaps because someone else has more luck/money/success, than you do, on that occasion. But by and large, reward is proportional to effort, and if you try hard you are more likely to succeed. If we fail to teach our kids these fundamental things, we are not preparing them well for adult life in a world that is competitive, challenging, and doesnt have unlimited resources.

I agree, I think it's up to the parent's to stop this type of behavior. My children are young but even at their ages of 4, 2 and 1 1/2 they know when it is time to eat they do nothing but eat. After they have eaten all of their food they can get down and play again. That's how it is going to be for as long as their under my roof... I think the parenting in this generation is overall pretty terrible. The kids are the parents now a days and the parents are their friends. Not in my house.

If you found your niece and nephew is very comfortable life after life, I guess who is this that have more children, that is, and what they want to do parents complained that their children, but they have happened. My nephew who also like their parents are mother and work instruction is the first abroad. important in you can let them play, but they do household chores, that they eat it all about time management

That is the mistake of the mother first of all when its dinner time its time to cut the tv off. That is family time. If this has been consistent through out the childs life then it would not be a problem. Also give the kids chores if they do not do the chores they do not get priveledges like tv time and video game time or phone time. Dont make work a punishment then the child grows up thinking that work is not nessary.. Keep a chart and make notes of how well the kids did the chores if they did them without being told so on. Reward accordingly that way they know that hard work will be rewarded.