Ruined Children: What's Worse – Spoiled or Entitled?
- Rhonda Stoppe Speaker and Author
- Updated Jun 27, 2023
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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Rhonda Stoppe is a best-selling Christian author of seven books. With 40 years of experience in helping women build no regrets lives, Rhonda has become a highly sought after voice in the Christian living community. She has written hundreds of articles for Crosswalk.com and other popular magazines. Rhonda has appeared on The 700 Club, 100 Huntley Street, Family Life Today, Dobson’s Family Talk, and her interviews at Focus on the Family have been named in their Best Of Episodes 2021 & 2023. “I could have listened to Rhonda talk all night,” is what listeners say. Her speaking platform includes: Homeschool conferences, (MOPs) MomCo, MomCon, Legacy Grandparenting Summit and more. She is the host of the award-winning podcast, Old Ladies Know Stuff. Rhonda has over 40 years experience as a pastor’s wife, speaker, mom coach, marriage mentor, mother of four–and did we mention she’s a grandmother of 15! Find out more about Rhonda at NoRegretsWoman.com.
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