how do you know u spoil your kid TOO MUCH?

edited May 2011 in Parenting
My daughter is spoiled gets it all not cause she asks cause I want her to. She has so much clothes, she never will wear same outfit twice in a month because I don't do tht for myself so I treat her as I am. She's two now n she grabs things and her dad buys them, I am not one to allow my child to scream or whine period let alone over a thing she wants. I dnt spoil her by gettin what she wants when she wants but daddy does. My question is how do u know a kid is spoiled? My daughter is well behaved. Neat cleans up, has manners etc...

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  • Well I spoil my bfs niece n the same way u so ur daughter but my bfs cousin spoils her newborn so much tht she has to b held or she crys and to make thngs worse she's tlkn bout getn a sling so tht she can carry her around while she does her housework
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  • As a baby my daughter was not clingly or held a lot she didn't like it. I wanted to have her attached but she wouldn't allow lol. She is and was very mature and self seficiant
  • My daughter tells me no and swears she rules but thts from our authority and them wanting to be grown. Kids knowin right n wrong they know choices and if we let them act out while younger they won't get why now it makes us act towards it. I jus nip it in the butt as much as possible but with her father never being acertive or reprimanding her she is confused.. @USMCwifemommy101107

  • I would think that if she's a good well behaved kid she's fine and you're not spoiling her too much. There's two little girls down the street from me. One is spoiled and kind of an ass and the other one is as sweet as can be. They're friends. Anyway, I got the sweet one some stuff for her birthday. (i know her folks and they give me authentic Mexican food sometimes) So the shitty one asked me EVERY TIME she saw me, "where's my present? I had a birthday. I got [insert list of dumb crap here.] Aren't you giving me something? Blah, blah, blah..." The sweet one's birthday just so happens to be tomorrow again so my husband and I gladly drove 20 minutes to Target to get her a present. If that shitty friend of hers asks me where's her gift I'm gong to scream. All that to say, you can spoil a nice sweet kid rotten and it feels good. They're kind and grateful. You'll know when to stop spoiling your kid because she'll be annoying and brat-awful. So far, sounds like you're doing great. However, if you live in Glassboro and her name is Kaylee, your kid is an ass.
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  • The thing to be careful of, is it is crazy easy to give them everything they want when they are little, because stuff is cheap. Its harder the older they get...like at the moment my 5yo is begging for an ipod touch and tickets to a Justin Bieber concert....ouch! So its better to get them used to hearing no when they are little.

    Another problem we ran into with buying her a ton of toys and stuff is she doesn't understand the value of anything...she has like 10 baby dolls, so if one breaks, she just moves onto the next without caring. And its so much stuff, its a war to clean up. I eventually had to take most of her toys away and she's the only grandchild on both sides, so we had to set spending limits for birthdays and christmas, so she's not a demanding brat.

    So while 2 is too little to show the effects of spoiling, its a lot more arguing to get the "I need it now" habit broken later, than it is to listen to a short temper tantrum right now.
  • My children don't want for anything. They have everything! They are very spoiled. They do not ask for toys or anything when we go to store. They are always well behaved , uses their manners, clean up after themselves. People always tell me my kids are spoiled. But always tell me how great they are. They don't act like spoiled brats. They know good behavior gets rewards :) and as long as I can afford to buy them all the 'nice' things I didn't have growing up and they act the way I expect them to... they will always get everything :)
  • Bahah I'm really ctfu!!
  • I always said ill spoil her now without her knowin or expected so later I can teach her earning and workin for what she has. I guess I give her what I couldn't have and now her sis is commin I won't need to buy toys for a while lol to bad I gave 7 trash bags to a friend,8 to donation and gotta start new lol
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  • My daughter is stuck up daddys butt lol I say no so I'm the meany
  • When I wait in line for 3 min at party city to buy a 25 cent plastic finger skateboard...lol!!!
  • What I consider spoiled is having more than what is the basic necessities. Being a little spoiled is okay, but they should know how grateful they should be for having the "extras". I let my girls know they need to be thankful for what they have because there are plenty of people in this world who don't have much of anything. They may ask for a toy at a store, but they don't go throwing a fit when I say no.
  • Lmfao @blueberrysmom the whole post cracked.me the eff up, but my favorite part: "if you live in Glassboro and her name is Kaylee, your kid is an ass."
  • So for check list of spoiled was made what would be on it?? Lol
    I say;
    tantrums if u say no
    Expecting the best
    No manners
    Has so much they get bored
    Ruin things with no remorse.... what else?
  • its hard when you want them to have everything.. u know they are spoild when they expect it.. thats becomes a problem wen they start speakin there mind. not good. i thinkits good practice to let your kids know before they go in the store what your going for. i also clean out my sons room twice a year just to get rid of things that are broke.. throw away and things they dont play with give away and donate.. that way they dont get attatched to material things.. i started doing it with my nine year old very young.. and hes really good about it..
    i have friends who hav toys from years past cause they say there kids throw fits.. so the younger you start the better they are about it. and it teaches them sharing and gives you an opprotunity to tell them how oroud you are of them.. and if they dont want to you can always
    tell them you cant get them anything till they hav room lol
  • edited May 2011
    Now I'm mad just thinking about that spoiled brat down the street. Can't stand that kid. Uggggghhhhhh! X( @mama2jadieandnick
  • Not knowing the value of their things. Like my bfs little sis says its only 40 dollars like its easy to come across fr most
  • Lol I hate bratty kids too.
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  • Well I wanted to know if I was one of those moms I can't stand who spoil bratty kids who don't deserve a thing
  • if no one else can watch ur kids without them being too much trouble
    tantrums excessively
    throwing things whenthey don't get their way
  • Oh my baby girl is one kid ppl wanna steal she's well behaved lol
  • I think there's a difference between spoiled and rotten. I was incredibly spoiled as a kid, even into my teens, but I was respectful to my parents, thankful and all around well behaved. My sister spoiled my nephew (who's only 4 years younger than me-my parents had me very late in life) and he is plain rotten. He's always in trouble, he's lazy and very disrespectful to my sister. He's 20 now and doesn't work, doesn't go to school, just lives off my sister and always fighting with her. I guess it's about HOW you go about spoiling kids.
  • I think it might also be how they act around other children. Like if they dont share, brag, or act superior. I always hated the kids in school that acted like that... they act like they own not just everything but everyone. Still hate ppl like that.
  • My daughter has certain things she won't share, other stuff she's fine with but her pillow thing is her security thing, baby doll in particular only she can pick up. Other then tht she's fine. But I did notice she is like me, if u snatch from her she takes toy n hides it lol
  • When they're 15 and you feel the daily need to slap the piss out of them. Lol
  • Lol I tell her I can't wait till she's 18 cause I tell her to do somethin her response is I'm 2! Lol so what I'm 21 lol
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