Oct
Do you think that people who spoil their children are causing a negative effect on society and therefore we should be able to say something to them and make them change thier ways?
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in some instances i think so, it is absolutely ridiculous to go to a restaurant and let your child draw on the walls or crush up crackers and spill them on the floor. someone has to clean that up when they leave and it is completely disrespectful. (Lol can you tell i use to work in a restaurant?)
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i don't like when children are spoiled by parents, but i don't know if saying anything is going to change their ways. i would mention it by saying, “hey, you know, if you keep spoiling your children, when it comes to teenage years you’re going to have a hell of a time with it.” i think the parents end up paying for it in the end when they're dealing with uncontrollable brats.
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spoiled actually means rotten. So do you mean parents who make their kids rotten and bad, or is your 'spoiling' referring to kids who get a lot. Because kids who get a lot are not always 'spoiled' my children get a lot a lot a lot, however they’re grateful, and well behaved academically gifted and do wonders in sports. They are just blessed, because we have the ability to afford to do well by them by the grace of God. I could see where some maybe 'resentful' because they can't afford to bless their kids.
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You can state whatever you want to another parent, doesn't mean they're gonna listen to you.
But I guess it's only appropriate if you’ve direct contact with the child, like if you're their teacher, counselor, babysitter, what have you. If I knew a kid personally that was acting like a hoodlum, I'd tell the parent to do something to control him before that kid grows up and robs me in 10 years.
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No, I don't feel care about it would be up to me to tell another parent how to do their job, just like I don't want anyone to tell me how to do mine. Even if something was stated, I doubt the other parent would actually change. I understand where you’re coming from though, and I feel your pain…it affects my children as well, because it is impossible to “keep up with the Jones' “!!
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What do you call “spoilt”? My mother used to think that giving her children a kiss or a hug was spoiling us.
She certainly thinks my children are spoilt, because according to her, they have so much.
And yes, I suppose they do. But in my opinion a “spoilt” child is one who is allowed to behave like a brat. And that’s something my children are not - one of my friends states I’ve “perfectly behaved children”. And yes, they are well behaved.
I would be very offended if someone else decided to judge my children according to their interpretation of what spoilt is.
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I’ve to concur with #6 bean on board… By who's standards are you going by? I spoil the heck out of my daughter, but she is very well behaved with exceptional manners. But to look at all the toys in our home, one could say she is spoiled. There truly is nothing wrong with spoiling, and another person's child is none of your business.
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There is not too many things worse than a spoiled child but i do not think it's my place to say anything to another parent on how they raise their kids. I don't think that soil their kids are causing a negative effect on our society either. I think all the criminals do that for the society.
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NO its none of your business or anyone elses. Everyone is entitled to raise there kids however they want, its all a personal view. If it doesnt effect you then dont worry about it, just worry about your life and how you’re raising YOUR OWN kids.
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No, absolutely not. How another person treats their children is their own business - Unless of course there’s abuse.
Nickel… I don’t think that is spoiling, that’s blatant disregard of your child's behaviour, and in that circumstance, I concur.
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I think that sometimes, it really does take a village to raise a child. Some people are just plain awful at parenting. There are times that i've wanted to spank someone else's kid for screaming in the store.
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No. It's not my place to tell another parent what to do and what not to do. In the end it'll come back to get them if a parent spoils their child too much.
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It isn’t your business to change their ways. You’re not the parenting police. Leave well enough alone and raise your own kids.
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No.
By who's standards is “spoiling” judged anyway… just because in one person's view a parent spoils their child does not mean that others think the same.
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You can state anything you want, but you can't make anyone change. I keep my mouth shut because it's none of my business.
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It's none of my business, and it's none of yours.
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no they’ve to live with there kids being tiny brats 24/7
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yes it is stupid for people to spoil their children