Spoiling a Baby

People all have different methods and strategies for raising kids. There are so many different suggestions and ways that you can raise your baby and each of them has their pros and cons. While it is good to learn as much as you can about raising a child, you also should not overdo it. At some point, you are spending more time trying to figure out the best strategies instead of actually raising your baby.

Most parents will agree that they don’t want to have a spoiled child. While you want the best for your child, and you want to provide the most opportunities for them that you can, you also want them to be grateful for the things that they have. They should be able to appreciate what you’re providing for them rather than feeling entitled to those things. Spoiling your child can come in many forms.

Perhaps the most common way to spoil a child is to simply give them anything they want when they want it. This can become a real problem as a child grows older and into their teenage years as they will come to expect getting whatever they want at any time. Kids should learn that not everything in this world is handed to them at any time - you have to work for many of the things that you want.

However, just because an older child can be spoiled by how you provide for them doesn’t mean that you have to apply the exact same principles to your baby. Babies are still learning about the world around them and how it works. They’re trying to understand how to voice their opinion and how to let you know when something is wrong. Just because they’re screaming doesn’t mean they disagree with you on something.

There are people out there who believe that you should let your child cry when they want something or when they’ve injured themselves rather than giving in to their crying. They will tell you that you’re wrong for running to your child when your baby is screaming because they can’t do something or can’t get something that they want. They’ll let you know that you are spoiling your baby.

While this method of raising kids is totally valid, it doesn’t mean that it’s actually the only way you can do it. It also doesn’t mean that you’re spoiling your baby. Letting a baby cry about something and try to figure it out can help them to learn to do it, but it may also lead to them becoming so frustrated that they will work themselves into such a state that you can’t calm them down - it will be even harder to work with them.

If you choose to not let your child scream or cry things out, and instead choose to quickly help them with whatever issue they’re working through, your baby will be fine. Sure, you shouldn’t give them every snack, food, or toy that they want when at the store, but you can help them to quickly get over their crying. Teaching your baby how to get over a frustrating situation by helping to calm them down doesn’t make you a parent that is spoiling their child - you’re simply choosing to raise your child in a different way than other parents.

Don’t let other parents tell you if you’re wrong or right when calming your baby. Learn as much as you can about the pros and cons of the way you choose to do things, and then confidently raise your child in that way.