697. A recipe For Raising An Unspoiled Child, by Nicholeen Peck, in Meridian Magazine. Great article!
This article has a lot of wisdom in it! Some good ideas on how to not spoil children. A Recipe For Raising An Unspoiled Child By Nicholeen Peck · August 24, 2016, in Meridian Magazine “Porter you are being whiny and you need to stop it.” my husband said in exasperation one evening after treating the children to a whole day of fun times, snacks, and even some souvenir t-shirts. Spencer, my husband, had had enough. The funny thing was that this whiny moment of Porter’s was the first occurrence of whininess and entitlement all day. I pondered the situation and realized that my husband had been set up to get to angry that night and Porter had been set up for whiny behavior too. He was behaving like children behave when they are spoiled and so was my husband. I started asking myself, “What could have changed this moment? Why are all of these normally self-governed people behaving this way?” How The Spoiling Happens No one wants to let their child dow