"Are We Spoiling Our Kids?"

Parents are always saying “I want to give my kids the things that I never had.” Why do we feel the need to give our children everything? Was our own childhood really that bad? I would guess that for most of us the answer is no. Of course we want to provide whatever we can for our children, but sometimes we do too much.

Are we doing so much for our children that they acquire bad habits that will actually hurt them and their future? Do the children expect the parents to wait on them when they are perfectly able to do things for themselves? Do the children perform choirs, even simple little ones, or do they just ignore them until the parent either yells at them or does it themselves? Do you have to wake your child in the morning or have to keep telling them where they have to go, or what they need to do, or are they responsible enough to set their alarm clocks, or know what they need to do without being told?

These are just a few things that will affect them in later years. The habit of waiting for others to do it, or not respecting others time by being late can eventually cost them their jobs as well as their relationships. Could our doing too much for our kids be the reason why there is so little respect in this country? Are we spoiling our children and ruining future adults?