How to Spoil Your Child and Suffer no Adverse Affects

Spoiling your child without spoiling them seems inconsistent, until you realize that you may have been doing that all along. Recognizing it is the first step in dealing with it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• None

1. The process of spoiling your child without consequences can be construed as unrealistic. If you take time to consider how children are raised today, you might want to reconsider your opinion on the subject. Most children today have much more than their parents and grandparents did in their day. With children having so much, how can one not be spoiled? Being spoiled doesn't necessarily mean your spoiled.
2. In today's society, the child comes first. Career minded people take that into account. They either postpone their career to raise a family, or raise a family and then start a career. either way you have chosen, it amounts to the same thing. By placing emphasis on the child, you create opportunities that weren't present in your parent's era.
   Being spoiled could be considered derogatory, but it certain aspects, it can be a good thing. While materialism is an external reward and an overabundance can be harmful to a child, a different perspective may hold sway.
3. If you reward your child for a job well done, or even to quiet a child, they learn. They learn that they must choose to be good, make good grades, or not take temper tantrums, they will get something. But it goes beyond that. Actions and consequences go hand and hand. If a child is being bad, and no reward is offered, they soon realize that they must behave a certain way. Behavior modification goes a long way in structuring your child. Therefore, by giving your child a reward (and not giving into his or her demands) allows you to produce a productive member of society. It may be deemed as being spoiled by giving them a great deal of things, but if you enforce rules, give plenty of love and provide boundaries, spoiling your child is not really spoiling them.
4. Many people will disregard this information. They will think it is simplistic or unrealistic. The notion of trying something different or new can be hard for some people. The format disclosed herein is how I raise my daughter and when she is with people, alone or with us, are amazed at how well behaved she is. In addition, she is very well behaved at home too. Does she pout and get upset when she doesn't get her way? Of course, but it will not sway us with our course of action. It only enhances our belief that we are doing the right thing.
5. We give her a choice. Either she does what we say, or she can forget about watching her favorite movie. Moreover, once a decision has been made, we stick with it. In actuality, it works wonders.

Tips & Warnings

• Be patient with your child.
• I am not a doctor or psychologist. I am dispensing my advice as a parent.