No
child is born spoiled or a brat - it's only indulgent parenting can
make them that way. Naturally, children are innocent and have a cuteness
which makes people's hearts warm to them and helps bring out our best
qualities. When we raise kids who are spoiled, we snuff out the child's
natural attractiveness. If you are guilty of spoiling your children,
you have brats on your hands.
Signs Your Children
Are Brats:
• They resort to crying or yelling when they want something.
• They throw themselves on floor and won't get up.
• They constantly throw tantrums or even hit you when you punish them.
• They ignore you when you ask a question.
• They are rude to other adults and even to other children.
• They refuse to share toys
or treats with other children.
• They are show-offs and are constantly trying to one-up their peers
to be the center of attention.
• They always want whatever everyone else has. Once they have it, they
want something new.
• They keep a messy room and never help out around the house despite
your constant pleas.
• They refuse to go to bed.
What to Do if Your Children Are Brats:
• Reward good behavior and punish bad behavior.
• If your children yell when they want something, don't give it to them.
Take away something they like.
• If they won't get off the floor during a tantrum, pick them up and
put them in their room until they calm down and apologize.
• If they ignore you when you tell them to do something, punish them
immediately. Put them in a corner and don't let them out until they
apologize.
• If they won't share, take away the toy or treat.
• Don't buy them whatever they want. Make them earn things.
• If they keep a messy room, don't let them out until it's clean.
• Enforce bedtimes. Continually put them back into their beds. After
a while, they'll stop getting out. You must show there is no other option.
• Compliment your children profusely and give them rewards when they
do the right thing.
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