We love our children. As parents, we want to provide for them, protect them, and do our best for them. However, if we are too concerned about making them happy and looking out for them, we can end up overparenting them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The term ‘spoilt child’ brings to mind the image of a child sprawled on the floor of a toy shop and wailing for his favorite toy. Or a child who sulks and is angry with his friends because they do not want to play the game his way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some red flags that indicate you might be raising a spoilt child :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hearing NO is a punishment <\/strong>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hate adhering to rules<\/strong> –<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not helpful <\/strong>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI need\u201d is what they emphasize upon <\/strong>–<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want more, more, more <\/strong> –<\/p>\n\n\n\n They are self-centered<\/strong> –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers back –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Can\u2019t take criticism<\/strong> –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Unwillingness to share<\/strong> –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parents sometimes give their children a lot of things and do not realize that they are spoiling them. It is important to remember that parental attitudes affect a child’s moral compass. Therefore, it is essential to consider how parenting affects a child. It is important for us to know when to draw the line between giving our children the best of everything and overindulging them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We love our children. As parents, we want to provide for them, protect them, and do our best for them. However, if we are too … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pediatrics","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n