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6 Responses to “Don’t spoil the child”

1. Ommugabe says:

   April 3, 2009 at 5:39 pm

   What is ‘spoiling children’?

   The behavior of children as they mature is dependent on the quality and level of the emotional, physical and mental nourishment that they receive as they grow.

   Parents CANNOT be too generous to their children, if that is what ‘spoiling’ is supposed to mean? Even the monkeys know this.
   And monkey offspring turn out to be fine adults, even though they receive an abundance of attention growing up.

   A lot of the dangers existing in the country stems from neglected children growing up in harsh/misguided circumstances.

   Those who are neglected, rejected and disrespected as children, will grow up with the feeling that they do not ‘have a stake’ in the society.
   And so those unfortunate as children, will grow up neglecting, rejecting, disrespecting, destroying ‘their own’ Jamaican society and everyone in it.
2. Cottrell Hyatt says:

   April 6, 2009 at 2:05 am

   The sad truth is as a father it is a lot easier for me to spoil my children than to not spoil them, but what is a spoiled child exactly? How does a child learn to manipulate his or her own parents and avoid disciplinary actions from mom or dad? Spoiled children usually come from households where the parents are very lenient. If you give into your child’s temper tantrum, rather than punish him or her for it, or if you refuse to limit your children to rules or guidelines, then you are probably being a bit too permissive.

   The “Maverick”
3. gazwaz says:

   April 6, 2009 at 9:16 am

   Orett “Bruce” Golding’s parent spoiled him. He is so bitter with teachers.
   He is such an individualist. Ask Mr. Seaga.
   The prime minister should resign.
4. gazwaz says:

   April 6, 2009 at 11:09 am

   Col. Trevor McMillan is also a spoil child.
5. Bob says:

   April 8, 2009 at 7:21 pm

   BOTH PARENTS DOES , IT DEPEND ON THE SITUATION SOME TIMES ITS MOM SOME TIMES ITS DAD. BUT I AM NOT TRYING TO BE BIAS HERE . BUT I WOULD SAY MOMS DOES IT MORE EASILY AND MORE OFTEN.
6. Sasha says:

   May 1, 2009 at 11:28 am

   the father spoils the chlidren. when mommy says no they then go to dad and cry and then dad give them and it all depends on the amount of members in the family because when it is a nuclear family with one child especially a girl she receives all the love from both side of the family.in other situation where it is an expanded family or even nuclear family with three or more children you find that children are not spoil in that family as the love has to share between all.