do you think children of our day are too..too spoilt???

Question

and how spoilt is your child..i ask???

Answer 1

I think every generation calls the younger generations spoiled. My son is not spoiled, we have enough money to get buy and we are going to teach him the value of the dollar like my parents taught me. We discipline without using physical force, he's well adjusted and listens. I think mostly it's the parents that are too self-absorbed!

Answer 2

Every parent wants to give their child the best they can but you can only do whats both physically and financially possible. The most important things to give your child are, food, warmth, a roof over their head and love. Then before anything else is manners, after all they cost nothing and make the difference between a spoilt child and a child who isnt spoilt.

Answer 3

Some children are spoilt. It depends on the parents, and whether they choose to spoil their child or not. I'm 40 weeks pregnant but when my baby has grown up into a child, then I will teach him that if he wants something, he has to work for it otherwise they will grow up knowing they will get what they want if they demand. Although the rest of society doesn't seem to be taking this on board. I've known five year olds to have thier own mobile phones already!

Answer 4

madkat, the children of today are not too "spoilt" actually it is "spoiled" they are just lazy. There is way too much electronic entertainment available for them and they have no incentive to go and invent their own play things or fun, it is all made for them.
They are very knowledgeable about electronics, computers, etc., but can't boil water to cook a meal, or turn on the clothes washer.
There is more to life than email and yahoo answers, ipods, m3players, blackberrys, and all the other handy gadgets for your use. Try cooking, sewing, cleaning, growing a vegetable, raising a pet, volunteer at the local shelter, help another human being.
These are the things that build character and strength, so for your question, no they are not too spoiled just misdirected. Our children are our future and they are great kids, I just hope they spread their wings and try different things. Good luck

Answer 5

Children are very spoilt nowdays - but remember it is the parents that spoil them. The parents are responsible for teaching children what is and isnt acceptable. I think spoiling a child doesnt nessasarily mean buying them lots of things, you can spoil a child by letting them get there own way all the time or by giving attention to bad behaviour. I have 2 young children and like to think that I try to be balanced in letting them enjoy life and have nice things but not letting them get away with bad behaviour or rudeness.

Answer 6

YES.
With me, I was taught that if I wanted something, I would have to work for it. I get a job and pay for my own stuff. Now you see parents out there buying their kids cars, and cellphones, and whatever their child wants. Why? because the parent doesn't want the child to "hate them".
There's also the majority of parents that let their kids run wild if they want. My aunt even allows her kids (14 and 16) to go out and get drunk. Drive home drunk. All this, because she wants to "be their best friend". She grounded her 14 year old for the first time in her life, and she had a huge awakening. Didn't like it one bit. Ran away from home to "make her mom feel sorry". Came back, her mom started crying and telling her how sorry she was.
You call that "not spoiled"? And sadly, this is what the world is today, because everything is considered "abuse".
Conclusion, children are too spoiled. Plain and simple.

Answer 7

Oh, most definitely. Children, through NO fault of their own, are far too spoiled nowadays. This is because of parents feeling guilty about not being "present" enough, because parents constantly feel the need to "keep up with the Joneses", because parents want to live vicariously through their children, etc. Kids are getting fancy cell phones, ridiculously expensive game consoles, computers, laptops, elaborate birthday parties, brand-new cars in high school... in short, they are living better than most adults do in some cases, and less and less is being expected of them. We are raising a generation of self-serving, entitled human beings. I hope that with time, there will be a backlash. I hope these kids will grow up to realize something their parents never realized - that the shiny cars and the fancy gadgets don't actually make them happy. Then maybe there will be more interest in the "good" things in life.
Anyways, I feel really passionately about this issue. I don't have any kids yet (due in March), but I intend on not feeding into the materialistic hysteria that pervades our society nowadays. I hope to instill the right values in my children.

Answer 8

Um, spoiled? Yes.

My oldest is 19. His bedroom is 18 X 24. In it, he has a newer PC w/ flat panel, an HDTV, a mini-fridge, microwave, Xbox, DVD player, surround sound, etc. He claims that he's not spoiled because we took him out on his 16th birthday and made him get a job, and he paid for all that stuff.

I say he IS spoiled because:

1) we pay for his cell phone
2) we charge him no rent
3) he drives our car---no payment for him
4) he goes to community college, but doesn't pass the classes because he doesn't do the work.
5) before he got his license, we drove him to/from work every day
6) he was supposed to pay his own college tuition to make up for the classes he failed, but we caved and paid when he didn't have the money because he would have lost his health insurance if he's not a student.
7) I do his laundry with the rest of the family's.
8) Dinner's on the table--he's still part of the family.

I recently put my foot down and demanded that he pay for his share of the car insurance (because our premium almost doubled because of his accident) + $100/month to pay us back for tuition. He makes pretty good money---between $13 and $20 an hour, working about 25-30 hours a week. Until now, he's just pissed it away.

When he was 16, we went out and bought him a car at Christmas---we put the downpayment on it, and told him he would have to make payments. A few months later, he still hadn't done what he had to do to get his license, had trouble driving the standard tranny, etc. so we sold that car and got him another that was an automatic when he finally got his license. He totalled it less than 3 weeks later. I got all my money back from the insurance company, but he never paid a dime for either car.

Answer 9

Yes Children are very spoilt now- as most parents work there is more money around and its easier to get money- credit etc- so out of guilt I think we tend to buy our children instead of being with them- yes i'm probably guilty of this
when I was little my mum stayed at home to look after us Presents were at christmas and birtdays only- no extra money for treats in between- we looked after all our toys and there was never any bits missing- last week my mum cleared out her attic there was a little fisher price school we had so it was over 30 years old- I cleaned it up and couldn't believe that two days later all the tables etc were strewn every where- i've removed it from them- they have no respect for anything and expect everything- also childrens manners are awful- they never say please or thank you - I always make sure my children do - but you'd be surprised at the number of people who don't- also people have no control over there children at the doctors they just run around screaming- mine are kept in the pushchair! no respect from anybody it's awful- and we've only are selves to blame- the children will suffer in the end!- could somebody give me a hand down from my soapbox please!!!

Answer 10

yes i think kids nowadays are spoilt i have two and comparing them with myself when i was there age there spoilt,when i think sometimes how my son whos 9 speaks to me and his father i think i just would not have got away with that which is partlly our fault but your not supposed to spank kids now in fear someone calls the police a slap never did me any harm and i had respect for my parent.

Answer 11

Yes children are too spoilt!! I don't have children, and I don't want any simply for the fact they are too expensive to own. We now live in a society where children expect everything and parents expect that they are expected to give them everything!!