Kids and teens nowadays have a lot of demands and expectations from their parents.
They are always ready with their lists of "must haves" items.
Their greed for material things is unending and unstoppable.
The kids hardly realize the difference between their needs and their wants.
They blindly follow their peer group.
They want to have access to everything that their friends have.
They know the latest fashion and what's out of fashion.
No matter how much it costs and no matter whether it fits into their family budget or not, the kids just want to possess the latest product available.
This kind of attitude sometimes sidelines the priorities and needs of the family.
The young generation is either unaware about the financial and emotional status of the family or is simply not bothered about it.
In both the cases, most of the times, it is the way they have been brought up is to be blamed.
The parents and family shower unlimited gifts on their children.
The children are often bribed by elders with material items in order to make them obey or motivate them to carry out their responsibilities.
These parenting flaws misguide the children and spoil their habits.
The outlook of the parents towards their own needs and wants also shape up the mind-set of the kids.
A well-knit family which values emotions and relationships over and above materialism will have a positive influence over the kids.
However, where parents are running behind money and material things at the cost of kids' needs, the youngsters shall follow the same later in their lives.
There are certain other factors which make kids greedy in addition to the above.
The product promotions and advertising media view kids as their easy targets.
They build their story line around the kids to sell their products.
On the other hand, the young kids are not wise enough to weigh the utility of the products.
And they often get tempted by the fancy packaging or advertising gimmicks.
The output of all this is not favorable for anybody.
The kids become self-centered, greedy and materialistic.
They fail to understand the requirements of the family and even worse, the importance of family as such in their lives.
The lack of empathy tears them apart from the family and society.
Therefore, it is high time to modify the parenting skills so that growing greediness and consumerism in kids is replaced by human values.
They are always ready with their lists of "must haves" items.
Their greed for material things is unending and unstoppable.
The kids hardly realize the difference between their needs and their wants.
They blindly follow their peer group.
They want to have access to everything that their friends have.
They know the latest fashion and what's out of fashion.
No matter how much it costs and no matter whether it fits into their family budget or not, the kids just want to possess the latest product available.
This kind of attitude sometimes sidelines the priorities and needs of the family.
The young generation is either unaware about the financial and emotional status of the family or is simply not bothered about it.
In both the cases, most of the times, it is the way they have been brought up is to be blamed.
The parents and family shower unlimited gifts on their children.
The children are often bribed by elders with material items in order to make them obey or motivate them to carry out their responsibilities.
These parenting flaws misguide the children and spoil their habits.
The outlook of the parents towards their own needs and wants also shape up the mind-set of the kids.
A well-knit family which values emotions and relationships over and above materialism will have a positive influence over the kids.
However, where parents are running behind money and material things at the cost of kids' needs, the youngsters shall follow the same later in their lives.
There are certain other factors which make kids greedy in addition to the above.
The product promotions and advertising media view kids as their easy targets.
They build their story line around the kids to sell their products.
On the other hand, the young kids are not wise enough to weigh the utility of the products.
And they often get tempted by the fancy packaging or advertising gimmicks.
The output of all this is not favorable for anybody.
The kids become self-centered, greedy and materialistic.
They fail to understand the requirements of the family and even worse, the importance of family as such in their lives.
The lack of empathy tears them apart from the family and society.
Therefore, it is high time to modify the parenting skills so that growing greediness and consumerism in kids is replaced by human values.
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