Thread: Spoiled kids
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Old 01-06-2012, 10:23 AM   #9
glatt
 
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For me, it's about expectations.

Obviously you should give a child what they need. And if you give them stuff that will improve their prospects in the future, then that's great too. None of that is spoiling.

You can even give a kid what they want, but don't need. But if you do it so often that they come to EXPECT to always get what they want, well, then you have spoiled them.
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