Some kids are so spoiled these days..
@wfhchristiner (352)
Canada
November 17, 2012 7:42pm CST
These days, some kids are so spoiled, especially if their parents are rich. Parents nowdays work hard and seems that everything is not enough. Even if both parents are working. Why? Part of the reason is because kids are getting spoiled. Kids can get toys, iphone, ipad, ipod, xbox, ps3, wii, all the gadgets. These gadgets cost a lot of money. Not only they are expensive but they get old very quickly. New ipad coming out so quickly, things getting outdated so fast. New cell phones with new features being released so often. Everybody wants something new. Even if your son/daughter is not a big spender, they can get intimidated by their friends. It creates problem. Therefore it is so difficult to teach your kids the value of money. If parents keep buying all these gadgets. I see little kids with iphone. My 16 years old son tell me one time "Mom, look at my crappy phone. Look at that little kid, they play Iphone". How do you responds to these changes in the society? Where kids are so spoiled, and doesn't understand the value of money?
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@neelia27 (896)
• Philippines
19 Nov 12
that is right.. now a days child doesn`t know the value of money.. they just taught that you have a lot of them and it is easy to earn.. for me it the duty of the parents to taught their children what is the correct handling of money and how they should spent it.. money is important but it should be spent in a rightful way.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
19 Nov 12
Depends on the parents. If the parents allowed it then they are. But I dont think that these things should be introduced to them at early stage. Yes it is difficult to earn. One trick if you want to have it you should earn it. Like, asking them to make good grades if they top the class they will get something in return. So they need to make good in school. A motivation type of reward. We should not pressure ourselves to respond to the changes of the society. Not really.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
19 Nov 12
Children should not get a cell phone let alone an iPhone until they are teenagers and able to work. Besides even if the parents are wealthy, you think of a child having an expensive cell phone and he throws it away or loses it, the parents buy another, he loses that again, and that continues, pretty soon the parents are going to have to take the money from elsewhere like their businesses and lay people off.
It is best that they earn the money for their gadgets. Even a rich father can make his son or daughter start from the bottom and work their way up.
@hoseasmate (720)
• United States
19 Nov 12
It could be that the parent is 'guilted' into spending the money for the child buying favor with the child instead of investing time with that child. The easy road is the one where parents both work and the child spends little time with the parent. The hard road, the one with sacrifice is the one where parents live at a lower standard of living, without all the latest cars homes, and electronics, and lead by example to the child about what is the most important in life. I think each child who is required to do chores at home and who receive an allowance will learn quickly the value of the things they want that others have. Unfortunately, there is never a saturation point where enough is enough.
@lizlee (208)
• Philippines
18 Nov 12
That's the problem nowadays. I mean, I don't see gadgets as a bad idea, its just that we are in the digital age and kids tend to go with what's latest. And, like you said if they are super rich, yes they can get what they want. But some, even if they are rich, they work hard for these gadgets. Meaning if they get good grades or did well in school. Some rich kids are not that spoiled. I think the reason why we see them as spoiled is that they are always given the latest.
Gone are the days when kids earn what they want, for example toys, gadgets and what not.
@atv818 (1980)
• United Arab Emirates
18 Nov 12
The best way will be to educate them since we are parents. I know its hard since they often follow by example rather than advice, but we should do it anyway and as often as possible. It may sound like a broken record to them, but like anything that it is oftenly repeated, it will somehow stick to them. Hope and pray that they will grow up into a responsible human being.
All the luck to all the parents!
@music217 (291)
• United States
18 Nov 12
I completely agree. I have been paying for my own phone since I got one at 12, and I have been paying for almost everything else since I was 10. My parents wanted me to be responsible so I wasn't allowed to get new things unless I could pay for them myself, and I honestly think that is how it should be. I wish more parents would be like mine were.
@rockyk (159)
• India
18 Nov 12
You are so right. It becomes so difficult to actually answer a child when he says look at my phone and look at his phone. Some parents are just mere showoffs. They are rich and they give their child everything. What they should do is set some limits there. If a child gets all they want, they are going to turn into a person who just does not respect other people's opinions because they are so used to getting what they want. The best thing to do with your child is to tell him that they can afford it and you can't. Of course, in a language they understand.
