That baby is SPOILED!
Do you think it is possible to spoil a baby (under 6 months, let's say)? Why or why not?
Eutrusca
20-03-2006, 19:10
Do you think it is possible to spoil a baby (under 6 months, let's say)? Why or why not?
No. Because they are the ultimate self-centered person. They only know what they feel ( sick, tired, hungry, cold, hot, etc. ). It's impossible to "spoil" them.
DrunkenDove
20-03-2006, 19:11
If you don't keep it refrigerated, then definitely.
Eutrusca
20-03-2006, 19:12
If you don't keep it refrigerated, then definitely.
:rolleyes:
In my line of work I always hear moms worrying that they're going to spoil their baby, it seems to be a passed-down-from-mom-and-grandma kind of thing. Has anybody been told about that by parents or other people?
Kryozerkia
20-03-2006, 19:16
Do you think it is possible to spoil a baby (under 6 months, let's say)? Why or why not?
Not really.
They have very basic needs that they cannot take care of themselves, so they get more than most people do. But, it's not because they are spoiled, but because they are absolutely incapable of doing so themselves due to their lack of physical maturity and by some extent, their mental maturity.
They may receive excessive number of toys which makes them spoiled, but if the child is lavished with attention and the parents respond all the time, it is natural. The infant needs that attention.
Not really.
They have very basic needs that they cannot take care of themselves, so they get more than most people do. But, it's not because they are spoiled, but because they are absolutely incapable of doing so themselves due to their lack of physical maturity and by some extent, their mental maturity.
They may receive excessive number of toys which makes them spoiled, but if the child is lavished with attention and the parents respond all the time, it is natural. The infant needs that attention.
I've been told that if you get up everytime the baby cries then it can lead to being spoiled. Children learn quickly that if they make a sound then the parents come quickly to do whatever the kid wants. That doesn't mean you should ignore the baby of course but picking him/her up everytime cannot be good.
Kryozerkia
20-03-2006, 19:40
I've been told that if you get up everytime the baby cries then it can lead to being spoiled. Children learn quickly that if they make a sound then the parents come quickly to do whatever the kid wants. That doesn't mean you should ignore the baby of course but picking him/her up everytime cannot be good.
When it's VERY young, I think it's different, but when it's a toddler, maybe less action is required. No?
When it's VERY young, I think it's different, but when it's a toddler, maybe less action is required. No?
Alright I can agree with that, can't really take any chances with the really young. If your toddler makes a sound however and you come running then you are in for one rotten kid as the years go by.
Smunkeeville
20-03-2006, 19:49
under 6 months? no. They need to be held and cuddled, and loved, and everything else you have the time and energy to do.
now is it possible to annoy a baby under 6 months? sure. I have seen people do it, and it pisses me off.
Smunkeeville
20-03-2006, 19:54
I've been told that if you get up everytime the baby cries then it can lead to being spoiled. Children learn quickly that if they make a sound then the parents come quickly to do whatever the kid wants. That doesn't mean you should ignore the baby of course but picking him/her up everytime cannot be good.
once a baby can sleep through the night they should. When they are too young to go without food for 8 hours of course you have to go pick them up and feed them, but once they can sleep through the night they usually do (colic, sickness, ect. aside)
Babies do make noise in the night though, you can't go get them everytime they sigh or squeek or whine, then you annoy the baby. I have seen babies (my kids included) wake up enough to cry for 40 seconds and then go back to sleep, if you pick them up they wake up more, then they get cranky because they are sleepy and you are messing with them.
When babies are under 6 months old you need to come immediately to teach them to trust and love you, after that you need to hold off a little bit, then when you do come it shows them that they can trust you and also teaches them patience.
but that's just my personal experience talking......
Iztatepopotla
20-03-2006, 19:56
No. All babies are born spoilt. Completely selfish and self-centered things they are. You need to unspoil them as they grow, though.