I don't think it is ever right to really spoil your children. Seeing those children on shows like "Sweet Sixteen" especially makes me cringe. You are not preparing them for the future by always giving them what they want.
In some aspects my son is "spoiled". He has new clothes, shoes, toys, etc. He has a much nicer home and bedroom than those of many other children I know.
I will not always give him whatever he wants, I plan to show him the value of money and the value of more important things like love, respect, family, friends, and accomplishments. As he gets older I will teach him about giving and take him to places like homeless shelters, and food banks to volunteer. I will also require him to earn his keep around the house and also encourage him to work a part time job for his own spending money. I think you can be well off and not spoil your children, at the same time it is nice to be able to afford certain luxuries for your children and when they deserve it, gift them with it.
2006-08-18 08:18:22
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answered by Anonymous
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Being rich is all the more reason not to spoil my child. If I work hard to get my money, I am not about to just shower my kid with everything he/she wants.
It's a good opportunity to teach them about hard work. I would spend the money on making sure that they are a well rounded person but still an individual.
2006-08-15 15:23:33
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answered by Friend 7
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Absolutly no longer!! i've got self assurance teenagers ought to artwork For issues... It no longer in basic terms Teaches Them to assist Out, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that it Teaches Them the cost of money... If I Helped Out whilst i grow to be youthful, I have been given a pair of greenbacks For It...I Did Get "Spoiled" On particular events, yet My mothers and fathers have been additionally Seperated...
2016-12-11 09:29:34
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answered by Anonymous
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Spoiling is never a good idea. Sooner or later kids need to learn they can't always have their way no matter how much money they have. If everything is always handed to them they'll never be able to survive on their own.
2006-08-15 15:01:31
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answered by Martin523 4
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It's easier to say what you'd do than to do it. I was never rich, but have had some very rich friends when I was a kid, and now as an adult. "Walk a mile in their shoes" as the saying goes, and then tell me what you'd do. You have great ideas, but to convert that into reality is a whole 'nuther thing. God Bless you.
2006-08-15 15:07:08
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answered by ? 7
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You are exactly right. Even if you are rich, you should never spoil your kids because they will NEVER appreciate anything, and will always expect more and more.
2006-08-15 15:01:22
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answered by Anonymous
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I dont think so, or if they do they need to teach they're child not to act spoiled.
2006-08-15 15:01:11
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answered by woofywaffles 3
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No, it is not right. They have to abide by the same rules as the rest of us and should learn the value of money instead of taking it for granted.
2006-08-15 15:04:44
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answered by older woman 5
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you're so wrong. my dad is a millionare and im not spoiled. i have to buy my own stuff and earn my own money. i donate clothes and old things to poor people. i donate money too. my family donated thousands of dollars to hurricane katrina victims. sounds like you're a bit jealous to me. and i love my parents more than anything in the world. not cause of their money.
2006-08-15 15:03:12
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answered by ♥ Emma Jane♥ 1
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I like the attitude of Warren Buffett, arguably one of the wealthiest men in the world.
He will give his children "enough so they can do anything, but not enough so they can do nothing."
2006-08-15 15:03:00
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answered by The ~Muffin~ Man 6
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