Baby Whimpering
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
What is baby whimpering and how do we spoil a child?
New Zealand child psychologist Nigel Latta says that it is very easy to spoil a child. You merely “indulge their every whim”.
According to Latta, parents give in to their child’s every desire for three reasons, because
- they had “crap childhoods”
- they feel bad if their children feel bad
- giving in is just easiest
Psychologist, Jackie Riach who runs the Triple P Positive Parenting Programme in New Zealand says that the term spoil is less used these days – people tend to use the term indulged or pampered. (more…)
