Ruined Children: What's Worse – Spoiled or Entitled?

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First, we have to look at the root of the problem. Each child is born with a propensity to feel entitled and to demand that their needs be met. If you’ve ever spent any time with a newborn, you know this is true. 

Jeremiah 17:9 says that every person is born with a heart that is evil and desperately wicked. So it should come as no surprise when our kids do what comes naturally to their sinful little hearts.

And while it may be fun to give your child all the wonderful things you never had when you were a kid, if you constantly buy things for them, you actually rob them of the fun of working for–or the excitement of waiting to receive–something they really long for.

Whether the pendulum swings toward spoiled or entitled, the answer lies not in trying to keep your kid from becoming one or the other. Rather, the goal should be to guide your child’s heart toward becoming more like Christ.

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