Do you think today's kids are more demanding?

A child always watches his parent. A very spendthrift person will spend and buy things irresponsibly. If we spend too much money and buy things on a spree the child will take that example. Children often have wardrobes full of expensive clothes which they don't even wear. This is our fault. We are buying them the dresses. Actually we need to limit our expenditure. The moment we stop buying unreasonably the children too learn the value of money.

Exactly, children are not demanding, it is parents who are more ambitious to create more and more demanding situation for their's offspring.

A child always watches his parent. A very spendthrift person will spend and buy things irresponsibly. If we spend too much money and buy things on a spree the child will take that example. Children often have wardrobes full of expensive clothes which they don't even wear. This is our fault. We are buying them the dresses. Actually we need to limit our expenditure. The moment we stop buying unreasonably the children too learn the value of money.[/quote

This can be achieved if the parents are exemplary. Children imitate the parents.

A child always watches his parent. A very spendthrift person will spend and buy things irresponsibly. If we spend too much money and buy things on a spree the child will take that example. Children often have wardrobes full of expensive clothes which they don't even wear. This is our fault. We are buying them the dresses. Actually we need to limit our expenditure. The moment we stop buying unreasonably the children too learn the value of money.

Reminds me of a relative who is a doctor and has half a dozen sthethoscopes, BP instruments and weighing scales, when I ask where is the need for this , she says she likes to have at least half dozen of everything so that it is close at hand ...Her son has similar taste, dozens of sports shoes, which clutter the house and expensive badminton rackets etc etc...I know it is their money and they can afford to spend but it somehow reflects bad taste and a lax attitude where there is no value for things !

A child always watches his parent. A very spendthrift person will spend and buy things irresponsibly. If we spend too much money and buy things on a spree the child will take that example. Children often have wardrobes full of expensive clothes which they don't even wear. This is our fault. We are buying them the dresses. Actually we need to limit our expenditure. The moment we stop buying unreasonably the children too learn the value of money.

Reminds me of a relative who is a doctor and has half a dozen sthethoscopes, BP instruments and weighing scales, when I ask where is the need for this , she says she likes to have at least half dozen of everything so that it is close at hand ...Her son has similar taste, dozens of sports shoes, which clutter the house and expensive badminton rackets etc etc...I know it is their money and they can afford to spend but it somehow reflects bad taste and a lax attitude where there is no value for things !

Above all, the parents unknowingly injecting the habit of extravagance.

Many a times parents are blinded by affection of their child and that is why they want to fulfil their demands which are normal for child.

Every parent loves their children. The parents, if they really love their children should inject Healthy habits right from the beginning. Otherwise they are harming themselves as well as their own children.

The affection of parents is blind and it does not bound by earthly limits. :whistle: :whistle:

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.[/quote

Be it a nuclear family or a joint family when it comes to injecting the healthy habits in a child. the onus lies on the shoulders of the parents. In this connection, the parents should go all out for injecting good habits in their children What way they choose it's up to the parents to decide.

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.[/quote

Be it a nuclear family or a joint family when it comes to injecting the healthy habits in a child. the onus lies on the shoulders of the parents. In this connection, the parents should go all out for injecting good habits in their children What way they choose it's up to the parents to decide.

Healthy habits are generally to be developed by those who cannot afford to act as a wall against temptation. Those who can afford merrily go on spending and their happiness is in buying more. Both are happy in their lifestyles. The grass is always greener on the other side.

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.[/quote

Be it a nuclear family or a joint family when it comes to injecting the healthy habits in a child. the onus lies on the shoulders of the parents. In this connection, the parents should go all out for injecting good habits in their children What way they choose it's up to the parents to decide.

Healthy habits are generally to be developed by those who cannot afford to act as a wall against temptation. Those who can afford merrily go on spending and their happiness is in buying more. Both are happy in their lifestyles. The grass is always greener on the other side.

At a glance It creates a false impression that the grass is greener on the other side . At the end of the day, it proves to be an illusion.

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.[/quote

Be it a nuclear family or a joint family when it comes to injecting the healthy habits in a child. the onus lies on the shoulders of the parents. In this connection, the parents should go all out for injecting good habits in their children What way they choose it's up to the parents to decide.

Healthy habits are generally to be developed by those who cannot afford to act as a wall against temptation. Those who can afford merrily go on spending and their happiness is in buying more. Both are happy in their lifestyles. The grass is always greener on the other side.

At a glance It creates a false impression that the grass is greener on the other side . At the end of the day, it proves to be an illusion.

So should we blame the kids or parents who cross their purchasing power limits either by overbuying or underbuying?

If the parental affection is boundless, the miseries brought by affection are also boundless.

We are living in an increasingly consumer society where purchasing power decides many patterns of behavior by individuals or family. It is a participatory economy which encourages repeat purchases. Non participation or diluted or curbed participation many times creates a sense of inferiority in children and adults. Awareness is necessary but is becoming difficult esp in nuclear families.[/quote

Be it a nuclear family or a joint family when it comes to injecting the healthy habits in a child. the onus lies on the shoulders of the parents. In this connection, the parents should go all out for injecting good habits in their children What way they choose it's up to the parents to decide.

Healthy habits are generally to be developed by those who cannot afford to act as a wall against temptation. Those who can afford merrily go on spending and their happiness is in buying more. Both are happy in their lifestyles. The grass is always greener on the other side.

At a glance It creates a false impression that the grass is greener on the other side . At the end of the day, it proves to be an illusion.

So should we blame the kids or parents who cross their purchasing power limits either by overbuying or underbuying?

PARENTS. By all means.

Simply by changing our lifestyle a bit can resolve this problem.It is just a matter of choice. Instead of going to malls and buying stuff and having dinners there are plenty of other places to go. You can see the malls are crowded during the weekends. The shopping malls are a source of temptation. So that way we can also curb our expenditure a bit.

Simply by changing our lifestyle a bit can resolve this problem.It is just a matter of choice. Instead of going to malls and buying stuff and having dinners there are plenty of other places to go. You can see the malls are crowded during the weekends. The shopping malls are a source of temptation. So that way we can also curb our expenditure a bit.

One sure way to overcome a temptation is to succumb to it and then grow out of it. It may look a bit awkward but it helps to overcome successfully.

Simply by changing our lifestyle a bit can resolve this problem.It is just a matter of choice. Instead of going to malls and buying stuff and having dinners there are plenty of other places to go. You can see the malls are crowded during the weekends. The shopping malls are a source of temptation. So that way we can also curb our expenditure a bit.

Malls are not the only place that arouse temptation in a child. Instead, the parent should try to convince the child in a soft way to divert the child's attention.

Simply by changing our lifestyle a bit can resolve this problem.It is just a matter of choice. Instead of going to malls and buying stuff and having dinners there are plenty of other places to go. You can see the malls are crowded during the weekends. The shopping malls are a source of temptation. So that way we can also curb our expenditure a bit.

Malls are not the only place that arouse temptation in a child. Instead, the parent should try to convince the child in a soft way to divert the child's attention.

In today's young parents more than the child it is the parents who are tempted by the malls. Why all the time counsel the child only.

Yes true. We parents need to refrain ourselves first then only we can start counseling the child.