Is it OK to totally spoil your children?

Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:34 AM EST

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Is it OK to totally spoil your children?

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  • 139812
    Yes
    15%
  • 139813
    No
    85%

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15.1%
Yes
128 votes
84.9%
No
720 votes
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No

It does not not help them in the real world.

    #1
     - Gi Gi
     - 12:35 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
    No

    Absolutly NOT they grow up to be spoil, self- centered, arrogant, overbearing, manipulator, disrespectful, rebellious, unapologetic adults.

      #2
       - Damaris colon
       - 12:57 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
      No

      because todays children middle teens on teen agers
      are spoild brats especialy kids of the mega rich like
      some of kids of tv& rock star

        #3
         - thomas dobias
         - 1:18 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
        No

        No.Todays children act very entiled without working for anything. We need to bring back disipline and manners in adults and children.

          #4
           - Margie-3130040
           - 1:18 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
          No

          When you give your "all" - they come to expect nothing less and lose all appreciation for your struggle to provide for them.

            #5
             - Mary Martin-3130256
             - 1:54 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
            No

            It will come back to bite you in the butt - they will keep coming back for more and more and more and more

              #6
               - Ms Tee
               - 2:14 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
              Yes

              to a point. but i want to say to kathy lee and and hoda, who do you two think you are. cutting down charlie but the sayin lindsay is so

                #7
                 - kay d. from arlington tx.
                 - 3:09 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
                No

                What parent would want to live with the consequences totally spoiling a child?

                  #8
                   - Debbie Baker
                   - 4:04 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
                  No

                  Not really to spoil your kids but let them enjoy themselves as kids and make sure they know how to respect others. Just give them LOVE

                    #9
                     - Monique-938513
                     - 4:04 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
                    Yes

                    Yes, as long as it's not spoiled rotten!

                      #10
                       - AAHowell
                       - 7:34 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
                      No

                      No, children need disipline to grow up to be well standing adults.

                        #11
                         - Emily-3132139
                         - 8:58 pm EST on Thu Mar 3, 2011
                        No

                        It's a parents responsibility to teach our kids how to take take of themselves. Excessive spoiling undermines this.

                          #12
                           - Cindy Dalton
                           - 8:53 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                          No

                          overspoiling teaches selfish, selfcenteredness. Selfish people are unhappy people.

                            #13
                             - jeffhere
                             - 9:38 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                            Yes

                            There's a difference between spoiling your kids ans allowing the to be dis-respectful brats !

                              #14
                               - mariaram
                               - 10:29 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                              No

                              Who wants to be around a Spoiled person of any age. Annoying.

                                #15
                                 - denise-3134331
                                 - 10:50 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                No

                                There's a reason they call it "spoiling"

                                  #16
                                   - Werewindle
                                   - 10:53 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                  Yes

                                  YOU CAN SPOIL YOUR CHILD WITHOUT RAISING A BRAT OR A BAD CHILD. IN MY OPINION AN UNSPOILED CHILD IS AN UNLOVED CHILD.

                                  • 2 votes
                                  #17
                                   - ANGIE-3134353
                                   - 10:54 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                  No

                                  When is Curtis cooking shirtless?

                                    #18
                                     - Cris-3134358
                                     - 10:54 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                    No

                                    Spoiled kids make spoiled and self centered adults

                                      #19
                                       - gail-3134407
                                       - 11:00 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                      No

                                      When they are overly spoiled they grow up thinking the world revolves around them, and don't think of others needs. Not Good!

                                        #20
                                         - Rachel-2404600
                                         - 11:10 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                        No

                                        Koda, I'm a 26 year survior of breast and want to know where you got your ring finger for breast cancer. Thank you for letting me know

                                          #21
                                           - Helen Rooks
                                           - 11:18 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                          No

                                          No they need to learn the value of money & and any possesions that they may get! They need to earn goodies!

                                            #22
                                             - nevien
                                             - 11:37 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                            No

                                            They don't learn good life skills if they get spoiled. They will have the "Entitlement" attitude. No sense of pride earning anything.

                                              #23
                                               - Justa-3134726
                                               - 11:55 am EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                              No

                                              it does them no favors. They would never learn the value of anything.

                                                #24
                                                 - jatx48
                                                 - 12:41 pm EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011
                                                No

                                                NO! NO! NO!.I want children to help make this a better place not a worse one.
                                                Cathy S.

                                                  #25
                                                   - Cathy S.-3135123
                                                   - 12:58 pm EST on Fri Mar 4, 2011

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                                                  Comment author avatarMs Tee

                                                  I have a great suggestion for a weekly segment. Playing theme songs from old school shows and figuring out who the singer was (is) or even what show the songs are from. This came to me while listening to the introduction of Meredith and I think it was Johnny Mathis.

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