Do you spoil your kids

[Jax Tellers Old Lady]

Hey guys just thought id start a thread on this to see if people find themselves buying there kids things all the time. I cant resist every time i see something adorable or fun i have to buy it for my ds at the moment he thinks guitars are great so i bought him a toy electric guitar and musical instrument set.

[CJJHRA]

I used to, but dont much anymore. I just think of all the stuff they already have and how much it gets left lying about, and how quickly the novelty wears off.

[MummyCharmzy]

Yeah I used to as well but now I (and anyone trying to buy gifts for them) struggles to find anything they don't already have so now if i see something special then I'll buy it and put it away for birthdays or whatnot but definitely dont spoil them like I used to. Every shopping trip (every day) used to have me buying something for them they really didnt need.

Sooo much wasted money on clothes that never even got the tags taken off, toys that never got played with or did once and then never again..

[Blessed Mum]

Guilty as charged :o

[melbryan]

I am also guilty of this crime but I know it. I never leave anyone else gifts for my son cause he already has them. I only know now I am having another boy and the toys and clothes will be used twice. That makes me feel a little better. Mum says I spoil him but I will have to live with that.:shame:

[Ana Gram]

Nope i rarely buy any extras for DD. She gets soooo much stuff for her birthday and Christmas she simply doesn't need to have anything else.

[Rockett]

Yes,I'm guilty,though I mainly spoil DD with new clothes,I see something cute and I HAVE to buy it.MIL spoils her with toys.

[MammaMia]

I'm a reformed offender.

I've realised that my children have more than they need/want and it makes it hard to buy special things for birthday/Christmas if they are surrounded by treats.

Plus, after a while, it's just clutter.

[Ana Gram]

Plus, after a while, it's just clutter.


Or more things for Mummy to pick up!

[tyhleigha & izaiah's mum]

I Am Guilty

[JaYdEn&CaYLeE'sMuMmY]

yer, i spoil my kids.. my bf hates it coz whenever we go shopping i HAVE to get them something.he litterly drags me away from the baby section..but i dont buy toys anymore theres too many iv even put half away so when they get bored with these toys i can put them away and bring out the others, and it works!
or if someone comes over i bring them out. but i cant stop buying them clothes! they r just too cute they have like 10times more clothes than i do!! if i buy caylee a dress i have to get jayden something and visversa, i cant help myself
even if im in the shops to get something and theres a baby shop or something i go in and buy them something..hehe i even hide them from my bf.. then a few weeks later ill put them on the kids and he doesnt even notice.. LMFAO:smiliedance:

[SuperWoman]

Im guilty too. I can't go to the shops without buying him something!!!:D

[aardvark]

Honestly, I tend to spoil them before they go to school. After that, they have less time, and need less stuff anyway, so I don't spoil them to the same extent.

My downfall is children's books more than toys. Most of the toys available these days are fad-driven rubbish, which breaks easily, or which is designed to have Little Johnny asking for the other 94 items in the series/set etc. Books are different, and have more to offer IMO. And once they get to school, they have very easy access to the school library, so again they need less.

[Cade's Mum]

Guilty on this one - but am trying really really hard to reform.

I do buy things that are on special and stock pile them for Birthday and Christmas.

I try to buy one thing each week with the Groceries so I don't have to do much XMAS shopping. I will always buy arty/crafty things though and puzzles more so than toys if I am having a spoiling relapse.

[Bubble*Crazy]

Yes - extremely guilty (and my Aunty is even worse!). Being an only child for so long has made it difficult. And, it has worked against us as well. Tayla has been known to ask my Aunty what she has for her whenever we see her :eek: and also mentioned a while back that she'll now have to shop for twice as much stuff when the baby comes along :eek: :o

But now that #2 is almost here we are really going to have to cut back (single wage etc), but I've never been able to resist a cute outfit (or 3! ;) ), so we'll see how it goes.

[Crystal_Reign]

I feel so guilty when I say no to my Little Girl. I don't have the money to buy her everything she wants, but I just wanna cry when she does. If I had money I know she would have everything she wanted, which is probally not a good thing to teach her.

[Baby Girl]

Every chance I get!!!

My faves are clothes (DD1 is a little fashionista) and big toys like tonka trucks (for thre sandpit) and playdough tables that kind of thing....

[Foxy]

Also guilty! :o

Which when I think about it, is totally ridiculous when I'm sure my 14.5 mth old doesn't care if his clothes are cool or not, and is most happy when playing with regular household items rather than the latest from Fisher Price. :rolleyes:

[juliek]

Guilty here too....
As soon as my hubby pays money off my card I'm off to buy new outfits for bub. There are just way too many cute girly clothes out there.;)
p.s. my best friends aunty tought me areally good trick, when you get your card statement, write 'I love you honey' on it before you give it to him.(haven't got in trouble for a big bill yet:D )

[kymmy]

i used to buy toys and books all the time
but now as it has been said it now just clutter
i still like to buy books
and i buy good quality toys from extendabilities
and my son loves thomas so i buy the wooden ones
i love to shop so i like to buy them the best stuff
i can find
without wasting money
I AM THE BARGAIN HUNTER
I do spoil my children very much
cannot help it
it is my job
i also spoil them all with so much love
:hugs:
:kiss:

[Mum&bubs]

Im guilty of it but her room now is PACKED with toys & is getting harder & harder to clean up & all the toys that cost a fortune are never being played with (only the cheap ones are) i am reconsidering lol BUT......i cant resist :o

[Maghan]

Guilty as charged, slap on the handcuffs, read me my rights, take me away in the paddy-wagon and leave me to rot in a nice holding cell!

In my defence, I only ever buy things on special! Just when you multiply it by 6, it seems quite expensive.

[fee's]

absolutely:o - don't know if it is more for us or him though - I mostly get weak around cute clothes, can't walk past them.

[BlessedWithBlue]

We try to keep it to a minumum as we are only on a single wage, but there are definately times when we go out and spend money on the kids just for the sake of it, although it doesn't happen all that often ;)

DS1 comes home with a new Thomas the tank train at least every week from his uncle, ds2 doesn't usually get anything so df and i go out and buy him something small so he's not "left out."

[BJelly]

No, we have seen our friends buy their son everything under the sun. He gets something every time they go out and he expects to get gifts all the time. He doesn't even know half the toys he has. We've learnt from their mistake.

I think we've bought our daughter about 4 toys, two books and a few clothes and two pair of shoes, and that includes what she got for her birthday and Xmas. She has been given so many clothes, books and toys we haven't had to buy her very much at all.

My husband and I believe kids get given way too much these days, it's important for kids to learn that they can't have everything they want. I certainly won't be buying name brands unless they are from a second hand charity shop. I think my daughter will be a better person if she's brought up in an environment that isn't too materialistic.

[kymmy]

My husband and I believe kids get given way too much these days, it's important for kids to learn that they can't have everything they want. I certainly won't be buying name brands unless they are from a second hand charity shop. I think my daughter will be a better person if she's brought up in an environment that isn't too materialistic.


very smart
i think as a society and parents
we are way much into consumerism
which is wasteful...

[Melissa1983]

I seem to buy the girls a new dvd every week... But if there is a new HI5 or Dora dvd they get it straight away!

[SassyMummy]

I kind of spoil Chanel...only I think it's more about spoiling ME than her.

She doesn't care if she gets new clothes or shoes or blankets...I just like buying them!

As for toys...she's gotten a fair few this week, but I put it down the fact that she's at a new developmental stage and her other toys just aren't too exciting anymore. Though I will admit, that she's not really interested in her "Little People" as much as I am - they're so cute!