The Effects
of an
Effortless
Childhood -
by David
Bredehoft
Here is a sample of the responses I get
from parents
and
grandparents
after
telling them
I do
research on
overindulging
children and
how it
affects them
in
adulthood:
She’s my favorite grandchild. I have a
right to
spoil her if
I want to! I
don’t see a
problem with
that!
I had a difficult time when I was
growing up
after my
mother died.
I don’t want
my children
to work and
do chores
like I had
to! That’s
why I do
everything
for my
children
-because I
want them to
love me.
I can see that overindulgence might be
bad for
them, but
what I am
doing is
indulging
them, not
overindulging
them. So,
what if I do
it every
day!
I am a recent immigrant to the U.S.
and that’s
what I
thought you
were
supposed to
do – give
them
everything
they want!
Isn’t that
your secret
for making
children
happy?
Why
shouldn’t I
give my kid
everything
he wants? I
have the
money to do
it, and
besides, I
enjoy it and
he really
likes it!
What’s the
harm in
overindulging
anyway?
I admit, these are fair questions to ask
– so what is
overindulgence,
and what is
the harm in
it?
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