Are kids of today, greedier than in the past?

Question

Are kids of today, greedier, and do they have more emotional complexes than children of the past, when it comes to love and money? Because children believe, if they are given enough child support, then their absent parent loves them. But if they do not, then they are taught, it is because that parent is a dead beat and no good. So there for, teaching our children of the future, that materialistically, is the only way to gain love. And if you don't have it, you are not worthy of anything.

How sad.

Answer 1

It is so sad to say but kids today are greedier than kids of the past. My stepkids are so spoiled it is a sin. I literally cannot take them anywhere with me or they are asking for everything they see. My husband pays adequete child support and travel out of state every other weekend for visitation and they have more than most other kids their age, yet thet are never, ever, ever satisfied. Everything new that they get they want to know how much it costs. They are always saying my husband should pay more support, yet my husband and I have a daughter together and he has just been established as my daughter's( from a previous marriage) legal parent/guardian so he is legally not obligated to pay more support. They should not even know or worry about things like that at their age anyway, but they do because their mother tells them things kids should not be told. They are sweet kids, but very spoiled and materialistic and nothing is ever good enough. They will ask 100 times in a day how much money their dad makes and how much money I make and how much money my family has. ( I have a very wealth family) We just bought a new house and the first thing they asked is how much it was and was it more than their mom's house. They base love on how much people buy them and how much people spend on them. I have stopped buying stuff except for birthdays and Christmas. I am trying to instill family values in them. My 12 year old daughter is not like them at all. She does not expect things from people. She doesn't care how much money anything costs and she doesn't care how much money people make. She doesn't base whether or not she likes a person by what kind of clothes they wear or whether or not their parents make a bunch of money. She doesn't call people white trash or trailer trash like my step kids do. I am trying my best to teach them to be different, but when they are here 4 days out of the month and with their mom the rest of the time I am not making much of an impact on them. My children will not be raised to judge people or base their love on how much is being bought for them.

Answer 2

Children today are greedier and they do not take responsibilities for their actions. Let me tell you why. Because children are always watching and their parents are their teachers. We have built a society that is more concerned with other things instead of teaching children morals and values.
Not all children but, many children also do not accept responsibility and make excuses for everything instead of learning from their mistakes. It was boggling for awhile until you meet the parents and they make excuses too.
If you have a child who is well mannered, respectful, etc. it is because you modelled well and were a good teacher.
If not, look in the mirror............or at the other adults your child has been with. It is a cycle.

Answer 3

Yeah, I do think kids of today are more greedier and materialistic than kids that were born pre 1985ish. It is a total shame how most kids are being raised, but I don't think all kids are like that - there are still some parents out there who are teaching their kids what really matter.

Answer 4

Yes they are greedier.They are spoiled and selfish,but it's not therir fault.Behavior is learned and apparently their parents and role models have ignored to teach them that material things don't make the person.Furthermore,parents don't have to slader the absent parent whether they are paying child support or not.The truth of the matter is that they will realize who took their wellbeing seriously when they are older.Its like a child who believes in Santa doesn't have to be told that he is fictional,as they grow older they just figure it out.This is exactly why absentee parents should try to be involved with their children because one day they are going to want an explanation about why they were absent.

Answer 5

kids should not even be aware of what kind of child support is coming in. i believe that they should just be taken care of without the knowledge of "did we, or didn't we get child support this month" they love their parents, and one parent shouldn't interfere with that love. they do need child support from the absent parent though, actually hoping that the other parent isn't always absent either.
However, kids are getting greedier than b4, what they don't learn on their own, they get from other kids at school too. it's horrible.

Answer 6

Unfortuanately that's how some kids are brought up. Many years ago kids were happy with what they got becaue there wasn't as much stuff to get and mom's worked at home and they had lots of siblings so they knew they couldn't expect a lot. But neither did most of their friends so they were all equal. Today there is so much technology, fewer siblings and both parents work so the kids expect more and they get it and their friends want the same and they get it.

Answer 7

Child support is about your love for your child. You sound like a dead beat trying to hold onto money that your Ex needs to raise your child in your absence.

And just for the record, I pay my Child Support of over $400 every month because I LOVE my child.

Answer 8

Yes i feel that they are in general because they are being taught how to be by the schools and society and we are not even allowed to really discipline our kids anymore. It is very sad indeed and kids are lazy and ungreatful too and they think money grows on trees today!
Sad part is that today we feel we have to give them pretty much everything they want to make them feel loved and that we are good parents. We spoil and enable them way too much i feel!

Answer 9

Being a mom, I would have to say yes. Living in a society that is based on material things, I have found that kids expect things handed to them. They feel you owe them. I don't think it crosses their minds to work for anything. I'm a single mom and I work alot. I try to teach my kids you work for what you have. I can relate to the child support issue though. My ex-husband thinks if he writes a check every month his obligation is done. I just hope my kids know that you never find true happiness in material things.

Answer 10

I would definitely think so as someone who works in the public school system. Kids now days expect their parents to get/buy everything for them. They don't think that they have to work for anything, or respect anything/anyone else. I am not saying that every kid out there is like that, but the majority of them I see are.