So you splurge on birthday gifts or reward them if they’ve done an especially great job in school. Is it bad? Oh, yeah. It’s worse than you think. More From The Stir: Quiz: Are You Raising a Brat? A new study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and shows parents exactly what they’re doing wrong. Face it, you’re about to have a spoiled, greedy, ungrateful kid. And here’s why: Think there’s no way to win this one? While you might be scratching your heads at how the heck do you discipline them, there are a couple things you can do. First, do it all in moderation. Don’t define each success with a gift and each failure as an item taken away, and teach them to be grateful for any new items and experiences. More From The Stir: A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids But the best gift you can really give them? Your attention. Nothing will ever top extra time with the parents. How do you reward and discipline the kids? Image via Africa Studio/shutterstock

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title: “6 Ways You Re Turning Your Kid Into A Greedy Ungrateful Monster” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-30” author: “Richard Revering”


So you splurge on birthday gifts or reward them if they’ve done an especially great job in school. Is it bad? Oh, yeah. It’s worse than you think. More From The Stir: Quiz: Are You Raising a Brat? A new study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and shows parents exactly what they’re doing wrong. Face it, you’re about to have a spoiled, greedy, ungrateful kid. And here’s why: Think there’s no way to win this one? While you might be scratching your heads at how the heck do you discipline them, there are a couple things you can do. First, do it all in moderation. Don’t define each success with a gift and each failure as an item taken away, and teach them to be grateful for any new items and experiences. More From The Stir: A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids But the best gift you can really give them? Your attention. Nothing will ever top extra time with the parents. How do you reward and discipline the kids? Image via Africa Studio/shutterstock

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title: “6 Ways You Re Turning Your Kid Into A Greedy Ungrateful Monster” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-17” author: “Karin Felch”


So you splurge on birthday gifts or reward them if they’ve done an especially great job in school. Is it bad? Oh, yeah. It’s worse than you think. More From The Stir: Quiz: Are You Raising a Brat? A new study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and shows parents exactly what they’re doing wrong. Face it, you’re about to have a spoiled, greedy, ungrateful kid. And here’s why: Think there’s no way to win this one? While you might be scratching your heads at how the heck do you discipline them, there are a couple things you can do. First, do it all in moderation. Don’t define each success with a gift and each failure as an item taken away, and teach them to be grateful for any new items and experiences. More From The Stir: A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids But the best gift you can really give them? Your attention. Nothing will ever top extra time with the parents. How do you reward and discipline the kids? Image via Africa Studio/shutterstock

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title: “6 Ways You Re Turning Your Kid Into A Greedy Ungrateful Monster” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-07” author: “Maria Williams”


So you splurge on birthday gifts or reward them if they’ve done an especially great job in school. Is it bad? Oh, yeah. It’s worse than you think. More From The Stir: Quiz: Are You Raising a Brat? A new study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and shows parents exactly what they’re doing wrong. Face it, you’re about to have a spoiled, greedy, ungrateful kid. And here’s why: Think there’s no way to win this one? While you might be scratching your heads at how the heck do you discipline them, there are a couple things you can do. First, do it all in moderation. Don’t define each success with a gift and each failure as an item taken away, and teach them to be grateful for any new items and experiences. More From The Stir: A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids But the best gift you can really give them? Your attention. Nothing will ever top extra time with the parents. How do you reward and discipline the kids? Image via Africa Studio/shutterstock

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title: “6 Ways You Re Turning Your Kid Into A Greedy Ungrateful Monster” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-23” author: “Ricky Cochran”


So you splurge on birthday gifts or reward them if they’ve done an especially great job in school. Is it bad? Oh, yeah. It’s worse than you think. More From The Stir: Quiz: Are You Raising a Brat? A new study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research and shows parents exactly what they’re doing wrong. Face it, you’re about to have a spoiled, greedy, ungrateful kid. And here’s why: Think there’s no way to win this one? While you might be scratching your heads at how the heck do you discipline them, there are a couple things you can do. First, do it all in moderation. Don’t define each success with a gift and each failure as an item taken away, and teach them to be grateful for any new items and experiences. More From The Stir: A Guide for Telling Someone Else How to Raise Their Kids But the best gift you can really give them? Your attention. Nothing will ever top extra time with the parents. How do you reward and discipline the kids? Image via Africa Studio/shutterstock

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