Are modern children over indulged?

The Clamp · Mar 25, 2016

I'm sure every generation moans about this at some point. It's the Easter hols, kids are running free, demanding every second of the next two weeks be filled with sweets, choc eggs, trips to the cinema, money to spend in the shops, bowling, lazer quest, video games and the latest sneakers.
Has the world become too child centric?

Jesus Gul · Mar 25, 2016

yup

lovely sunny day outside and both sons are vegetating in their pits on COD

The Clamp · Mar 25, 2016

Jesus Gul said:
yup

lovely sunny day outside and both sons are vegetating in their pits on COD

Dunno what COD is but it sounds a bit fishy to me.

mona · Mar 25, 2016

Yes but it's the fault of all of us for making the streets and parks less child friendly. Modern kids are more dependent on mum and dad to entertain them than past generations.

Paul Reids Sock · Mar 25, 2016

Very true. Son is wanting computer games or toys. We try and not spoil him so he appreciates things but this stuff is splashed everywhere. I have somehow managed to convince him that playing pairs and then a spot of cricket is the way superheroes spend their holidays

Triggaaar · Mar 25, 2016

The Clamp said:
I'm sure every generation moans about this at some point. It's the Easter hols, kids are running free, demanding every second of the next two weeks be filled with sweets, choc eggs, trips to the cinema, money to spend in the shops, bowling, lazer quest, video games and the latest sneakers.
Has the world become too child centric?

I read the thread title thinking, yep, mine are, but then I see the question is a little more detailed. Mine don't demand, or even expect every second to be filled with entertainment. They're happy with youtube. But don't fret, we plan to let them see the outside before the holidays are over.

Hamilton · Mar 25, 2016

The Clamp said:
I'm sure every generation moans about this at some point. It's the Easter hols, kids are running free, demanding every second of the next two weeks be filled with sweets, choc eggs, trips to the cinema, money to spend in the shops, bowling, lazer quest, video games and the latest sneakers.
Has the world become too child centric?

Depends on the parent.

carlzeiss · Mar 25, 2016

My 14 year old daughter feels hard done by because she has to suffer with an iphone 5s when most have her friends have upgraded phones .

W.C. · Mar 25, 2016

The Clamp said:
I'm sure every generation moans about this at some point. It's the Easter hols, kids are running free, demanding every second of the next two weeks be filled with sweets, choc eggs, trips to the cinema, money to spend in the shops, bowling, lazer quest, video games and the latest sneakers.
Has the world become too child centric?

While I wouldn't say the material stuff is a 'good' thing as such, I do think it is good that Britain has become more child friendly. In the past I have found people's attitude to kids pretty bad.

WhingForPresident · Mar 25, 2016

Without a doubt. Social media trends and the like seem to be turning kids into illiterate drongos.

chimneys · Mar 25, 2016

mona said:
Yes but it's the fault of all of us for making the streets and parks less child friendly. Modern kids are more dependent on mum and dad to entertain them than past generations.

Absolutely this. Also the perception that you cant let kids out of your sight for fear of abduction means they are far more reliant on their parents than we ever were.

chimneys · Mar 25, 2016

WhingForPresident said:
Without a doubt. Social media trends and the like seem to be turning kids into illiterate drongos.

Its us parents who buy the means for the kids to access social media, and lets face it, far easier form of babysitting than having to entertain the kids ourselves. Tragic but true!

Conversely in my experience, schools these days are far more demanding of kids, who consequently generally achieve far more than generations before. Illiterate drongos most of them most certainly aren't.

glasfryn · Mar 25, 2016

mainly its a yes
great grandson loves being outdoors ........but then so do his parents.

Thunder Bolt · Mar 25, 2016

Triggaaar said:
I read the thread title thinking, yep, mine are, but then I see the question is a little more detailed. Mine don't demand, or even expect every second to be filled with entertainment. They're happy with youtube. But don't fret, we plan to let them see the outside before the holidays are over.

Today is the best day for weather for the weekend. It's all downhill from here on in.

Norman Baker suck my lozenge · Mar 25, 2016

The Clamp said:
I'm sure every generation moans about this at some point. It's the Easter hols, kids are running free, demanding every second of the next two weeks be filled with sweets, choc eggs, trips to the cinema, money to spend in the shops, bowling, lazer quest, video games and the latest sneakers.
Has the world become too child centric?

Yes they are,lawless little shits,more worryingly is that these are the useless ***** we call our future,we just keep letting the simpletons breed and shitting out more useless *****.

LlcoolJ · Mar 25, 2016

Kids will obviously often choose to play video games for hours because they are fun and addictive. Christ I still find FIFA totally addictive!

It's the parents' responsibility to make sure that's not all they do and that they grow up enjoying sport / exercise / getting outside as well. No point moaning about your kids if that's what you've allowed them to become. It's a glorious day here in Sheffield and my son is playing basketball in the park with his mate (when they get back they'll probably go on the Xbox).

Moshe Gariani · Mar 25, 2016

Using a sample size of one, the answer is "probably".

This morning Moshe Jnr (8 yrs old) has done XBox (FIFA and WWE), Ipad WWE, YouTube WWE, and On Demand TV (Dumping Ground)...

He has had a cooked breakfast including the only sausages that he agrees to eat (Richmond thin) and poached eggs with the white removed.

I have allowed him to beat me up playing WWE wrestling and he has also beaten me at chess, pool, a penalty shootout in the garden and one on one basketball.

I am now on NSC because Ms. Gariani has taken him out for the afternoon to the races (Plumpton? Lingfield?) where he will be further indulged with junk food (probably) and money to put bets on.

I think his capacity for watching YouTube and playing WWE is pretty much insatiable so we make sure other stuff is structured in. This leads to the other modern day parenting phenomenon of "helicopter" or heavily involved parenting, Smaller family sizes also encourage this.

LlcoolJ · Mar 25, 2016

Moshe Gariani said:
I have allowed him to beat me up playing WWE wrestling and he has also beaten me at chess, pool, a penalty shootout in the garden and one on one basketball.

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Never let kids win!

Mind you I don't have to let my nine year old beat me at cricket. He's a much better bowler than me now. :angry:

Gwylan · Mar 25, 2016

LlcoolJ said:
Never let kids win!

Mind you I don't have to let my nine year old beat me at cricket. He's a much better bowler than me now.

Ha, I had that experience when I took my son to play pitch and putt last summer. I've never been much of a golfer but he was smacking balls straight onto the green - he was better at 9 than I ever was so I'll let him be. He won't beat me at chess though

My kids will play out quite a lot: my son may need a bit of nudging away from his gaming but it doesn't take much - in the summer, they're pretty much out all day. And they both play cricket and rugby for local clubs so they do get plenty of structured exercise. You just have to strike a balance

Moshe Gariani · Mar 25, 2016

LlcoolJ said:
Never let kids win!

Mind you I don't have to let my nine year old beat me at cricket. He's a much better bowler than me now.

Insist that he bowls underarm...

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