Do you think today's kids are more demanding?

Yes a friendly relationship between the parents and the children will help them to communicate better with their parents. Respect out of love and not out of fear is necessary.

Yes a friendly relationship between the parents and the children will help them to communicate better with their parents. Respect out of love and not out of fear is necessary.

Friendly atmosphere yields best relations between the parents and children. It's time for the parents to give up "Authoritative" ways, which may prove counter productive and lead to juvenile delinquency .There is a risk of child becoming a Rebel.

Too much of pampering and overindulging in every tantrums they throw over can often spoil the kid.

Exactly. Love of a parent towards children is essential. Parents should have patience to find out what is the best way to get the Best out of their children.

Either way I feel that communication is the key to any successful relationship, no one can be taken for granted , nit even your children . As long as we communicate effectively there will be no overstepping the limits and it will be much easier to convince the children when they tend to be demanding..

Absolutely, communication is important, the activities of conveying information which consists of listening and speaking is important. It manages more and that creates a congenial situation for parents in decision-making.

The normal practice for parents is to expect children to tag along and do what they tell them to do without discussing and making them aware of the activity involved and when children grow older they begin to protest in their new found freedom, instead if parents had the sense to communicate and see what their likes and dislikes are things would be far more amicable. Here I have an instance to quote where the son hated curds and was forced to do so by the parents but he would vomit everytime he ate curds and the parents thought he was doing it on purpose just to put them down. Finally a doctor friend who came to know about this told them that he was allergic to lactobassilius which is found in curds and forcing him will only make the situation worse and can have negative effect on his health...It is either due to impatience or the power to control or sheer stupidity that drove the parents to that level. Children become more rebellious and demanding when they grow up when parents take them for granted during their early years ..

Too much of pampering and overindulging in every tantrums they throw over can often spoil the kid.

Exactly. Love of a parent towards children is essential. Parents should have patience to find out what is the best way to get the Best out of their children.

Either way I feel that communication is the key to any successful relationship, no one can be taken for granted , nit even your children . As long as we communicate effectively there will be no overstepping the limits and it will be much easier to convince the children when they tend to be demanding..

Absolutely, communication is important, the activities of conveying information which consists of listening and speaking is important. It manages more and that creates a congenial situation for parents in decision-making.

The normal practice for parents is to expect children to tag along and do what they tell them to do without discussing and making them aware of the activity involved and when children grow older they begin to protest in their new found freedom, instead if parents had the sense to communicate and see what their likes and dislikes are things would be far more amicable. Here I have an instance to quote where the son hated curds and was forced to do so by the parents but he would vomit everytime he ate curds and the parents thought he was doing it on purpose just to put them down. Finally a doctor friend who came to know about this told them that he was allergic to lactobassilius which is found in curds and forcing him will only make the situation worse and can have negative effect on his health...It is either due to impatience or the power to control or sheer stupidity that drove the parents to that level. Children become more rebellious and demanding when they grow up when parents take them for granted during their early years ..

True. The more children are driven to wall without bothering to know the children's psyche, the more they become adamant and rebellious. The incident you mentioned here is true and it's more commonly visible in more families.

Yes true. Too much of authoritative discipline can turn them into rebels.

Yes true. Too much of authoritative discipline can turn them into rebels.

Becoming a rebel is just the first symptom. If the parents cannot notice the first symptom, it may further lead to drug addiction and other damaging habits which are irreversible.

As I see it the first words chidren get to hear is NO, dont touich that dont do that - just negativity ! No wonder they grow up with fear and a sense of insecurity and when they reach their teens they begin to rebel against all those who have been controlling them. Most parents are control freaks who want to keep their children under their thumb as if they are their private property or asset , controling all their actions...No wonder children revolt ! When there is love and understanding no child can go beserck..

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

I know of this belief where parents dont appreciate children because they feel it will give them a swollen head , but actually they are only damaging their egs. Children grow up with a feeling of insecurity and lack of self confidence and by the time they are into their teens it is too late to correct this..

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

I know of this belief where parents dont appreciate children because they feel it will give them a swollen head , but actually they are only damaging their egs. Children grow up with a feeling of insecurity and lack of self confidence and by the time they are into their teens it is too late to correct this..

Mere parenting is not everything. Just the knowledge in the parents' " that ther own beliefs and views should not be thrusted on the tender hearts" would go a long way.

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

I know of this belief where parents dont appreciate children because they feel it will give them a swollen head , but actually they are only damaging their egs. Children grow up with a feeling of insecurity and lack of self confidence and by the time they are into their teens it is too late to correct this..

Mere parenting is not everything. Just the knowledge in the parents' " that ther own beliefs and views should not be thrusted on the tender hearts" would go a long way.

That always happens, parents want to fulfil their unffulfilled wishes through their children whether the children want it or not - one can see such things happening ariund us in most households with regard to education, marriage etc ..

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

I know of this belief where parents dont appreciate children because they feel it will give them a swollen head , but actually they are only damaging their egs. Children grow up with a feeling of insecurity and lack of self confidence and by the time they are into their teens it is too late to correct this..

Mere parenting is not everything. Just the knowledge in the parents' " that ther own beliefs and views should not be thrusted on the tender hearts" would go a long way.

That always happens, parents want to fulfil their unffulfilled wishes through their children whether the children want it or not - one can see such things happening ariund us in most households with regard to education, marriage etc ..

Yes. It's true . I have seen a promising young teenager's career was nipped in the bud, because she was forced to marry to satisfy the last wish of a Nanny who is on the deathbed.. Then the inevitable happened. Even her husband did not allow the girl to resume her studies.

Children always look towards parents for a word of appreciation and a pat on the shoulder. Parents should appreciate the children in open and rebuke and chide in private. In some parents there is a wrong belief, that children if appreciated, will reduce their life span. What a wrong belief !!!

I know of this belief where parents dont appreciate children because they feel it will give them a swollen head , but actually they are only damaging their egs. Children grow up with a feeling of insecurity and lack of self confidence and by the time they are into their teens it is too late to correct this..

Mere parenting is not everything. Just the knowledge in the parents' " that ther own beliefs and views should not be thrusted on the tender hearts" would go a long way.

That always happens, parents want to fulfil their unffulfilled wishes through their children whether the children want it or not - one can see such things happening ariund us in most households with regard to education, marriage etc ..

Yes. It's true . I have seen a promising young teenager's career was nipped in the bud, because she was forced to marry to satisfy the last wish of a Nanny who is on the deathbed.. Then the inevitable happened. Even her husband did not allow the girl to resume her studies.

The thread should be 'are the parents more demanding'. I know of a family with twin daughters who were constantly pressurized by their parents to excel in everything they undertook and would be severely criticized in front of outsiders also. Eventually they sought love outside and one fine day ran away and got married, while they were still in college. After many years the parents reconciled with them. The daughters are very happily married but the parents are cribbing today also.

Kids are more demanding, may be due to rise of middle classes and advance living style of parents but it is a complex subject.

Kids are more demanding, may be due to rise of middle classes and advance living style of parents but it is a complex subject.

Kids are smart. They demand only when they see the parents are capable of fulfilling them.Most of the time kids are underestimated.

Exposure to surroundings makes a difference. Children are children. Whatever they see in the neighborhood, children want to possess them. Parents are the key to tackle the situation by choosing a midway that serves the purpose and interests of both parents and children.

Yes it is completely true. Parents often overburden their kids with aims and aspirations that they had in their lives. They forget the simple fact that every child is unique and they have their own talents, like and dislikes. Time is changing so now children has lot of career options. It can be music, art, education, sports, and so on. We generally tend to forget our childhood and how we used to be as a child. Parents often expect their children to fulfill their dreams which is quite unreasonable.

Actually this thread is not only about "whether the kids are more demanding or not" but also discusses the reasons behind this issue and how parents are responsible to a great extent for such behavior in kids.

Actually this thread is not only about "whether the kids are more demanding or not" but also discusses the reasons behind this issue and how parents are responsible to a great extent for such behavior in kids.

Your thread is justified. It gives the scope for discussing from both parent angle and the child angle.

Actually this thread is not only about "whether the kids are more demanding or not" but also discusses the reasons behind this issue and how parents are responsible to a great extent for such behavior in kids.

Your thread is justified. It gives the scope for discussing from both parent angle and the child angle.

Almost everyone is speakingonly from the parental angle.