Spoiled Kids: Worried About Raising A Spoiled Child? Here Is How You Should Handle It

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By Dianne Francisco , Parent Herald Mar 10, 07:10 pm

It is only normal that parents only want what is best for their children and some of them could go overboard when it comes to providing for their kids. The question is where should you draw the line as a parent in answering to your children's needs and wants, so you won't end up raising a spoiled child.

A spoiled child never loves his mother. --- Sir Henry Taylor #parenting #quote

— Anthony Silard (@AnthonySilard) September 23, 2015

In an article published by WebMD, child development experts actually refuse to use the word "spoiled" if a child seems to be getting what he or she wants. They said that it is quite archaic to describe children that way.

"That's really a term from a different era. Parents, who 'spoil,' often out of the best of intentions, really want to give their children everything without their having to work for it," one expert in child development, Professor David Elkind said. "But the world doesn't work that way."

He also pointed out that as a parent, you can't really spoil a toddler or an infant. The Tuffs University professor explained that infants cry when the need something - instead of manipulating the parent - which makes it difficult to spoil them. In addition, it is during the infancy stage when parents must provide a sense of safety for the world.

Toddlers throwing a tantrum don't also indicate that a child is already spoiled, as it is something that they all have to normally go through as part of their development. Spoiling a child means not setting boundaries and giving them way too much of what they only need, like giving a three-year-old a brand new iPhone 6 Plus.

According to PopSugar, one sign that you will notice if you are raising a spoiled child is that he or she will never be satisfied. Spoiled children tend to control adults. If you see your child trying to pull off some manipulating stint on you, show your kid that you are still in control of things and that you see what he or she is doing.