| Spoiling a child does not happen overnight. It usually | | | | Very often, busy parents who have to spend more |
| involves a series of perpetual actions and events that | | | | time at work tend to give in to their children’s |
| parents set in place that leads to bad behavior and an | | | | demands due to the guilt of not spending enough time |
| overly pampered child. Parenting websites and | | | | with them. This is a major no-no in parenting law |
| parenting guides will tell you that it is usually not so | | | | because even though the solution is short term, it |
| much the fault of the child. No child is born spoilt. | | | | starts off the relationship of your child (if she or she is |
| However, it is usually within the parent’s control | | | | still young) and this behavior leads onwards into their |
| that determines what type of influence they want to | | | | teenage life. What you end up with is a kid who is |
| expose their child to and also how clearly right and | | | | demanding and knows that he can get you to do |
| wrong is defined for the child. | | | | things for him using emotional blackmail. |