I always meet children of all kinds. I'll use 10-year-olds as an example. The lower or middle class ten year olds seem to be more childlike (not child-ish, just happy-go-lucky kids). But the 10 year olds of wealthy families seem so articulate, mature for their age. They're not stuffy - but they know how to talk to adults and socialize with them. It's weird how they act like they're 14. I'm not talking about wealthy teens and they're reckless spending, but just CHILDREN and the way they act.
I don't really mean how they behave...because you can be "good" and still be childlike. I'm just wondering where they just get their really good speaking skills and socializing from.
2006-12-22 17:35:16 · 7 answers · asked by -:- Masha -:- 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
it maybe because of this..
the well to do parents get to attend a lot of formal meetings and parties where the children are expected to keep up the formal tone and speak to other people there in a non-stuffy way!
the poorer ones are left in their way as the parents cannot spend much time on their grooming and go on looking for money making!!
2006-12-22 20:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by ice_on_fire 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im 23, and have been this way as far as i can remember.
The answer is directly to related to the quality of communication their parents had with them.
My life has always been positive, well treated, and no i am not rich, but we arent poor.
Proper discipline and appropriate punishments - when given LOGICAL REASONING as to why its happening contributes to a higher understanding of how the world works.
My personality/maturity level has always been a minimum of 5 years advanced of my current age, i went through 6 years of private school (k-6) and then 6 years of public school in the ghetto. I got both worlds. The 6 years in the ghetto school made me realize how good i had it, and how different and advanced i was.
So its not just intelligence, its nurture.
2006-12-23 02:44:59 · answer #2 · answered by Xldremz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that not so well off parents don't spend time teaching the kids how to be they are to busy working and scraping for what they need, stress (financial and everything that comes with that) from an adult goes straight into the child too......and usually the wealthy surround themselves with the wealthy...higher educated people who speak, act, and carry themselves in a higher manner and kids pick up everything they see.
2006-12-23 01:49:34 · answer #3 · answered by Liquidfix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often well-to-do children have less parenting. The children are pushed off to the side while the parents work or have "well-to-do" fun. The more wealthy parents focus less time on their children and more on themselves. Because of that, the children have to learn to be indipendent much earlier. The parents probably also "showcase" their children to other adults, so they learn to interract with adults much earlier.
2006-12-23 01:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jeebz88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the education money can buy...
Not to mention the emotional detachment from parents. When your parents are never around and you grow up depending on the maid and the housekeeper... It tends to make a child a little more cold and a lot more resilient. They learn earlier to depend on, comfort and entertain themselves.
2006-12-23 01:40:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rich kids are not mature.Neither are their parents and all their wealthy associates.Poor kids are mature.They deal with realities on an everyday basis.
The wealthy,spoiled and privileged kids live in fairyland with all the tinsel,glitter and false facades.They know nothing about real life and live in a social playpen,shut away from reality.
2006-12-23 01:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by mystic_master3 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Their parents.
2006-12-23 01:39:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋