6 Ways to Avoid Spoiling Your Kid

Having a hard time saying no to your child? Chances are your kid may be spoiled. Spoiled children are not a new phenomenon and by no means rare. Who wouldn’t find it hard to say no to an adorable min-version of yourself? It can be difficult to learn to discipline your child, especially if it’s your first crack at parenthood. There are steps you can take to unlearn the negative practices and help your child become more mannerable, grateful and happy. Check out these 6 ways to avoid spoiling your kid.

Set boundaries early and stick to them
The easiest way to avoid your child becoming spoiled rotten is to set limitations and rules early on. If you give in too easy in the beginning, it will be harder to get your child to unlearn what they already feel is normal. If you set rules early— such as chores before screen time, or saying please and thank you— this become their normal and will save you a lot of trouble as they get older.

Build their work ethic
If you still want to give your kid the world, but avoid spoiling them, make them work for the things they want. Develop an incentive/reward system with them, to help them develop an understanding of the concept of work ethic, which will serve them well for the rest of their life. This will in turn give them positive reinforcement for good behavior, instead of negative reinforcement.