Do your kids ever do this?
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Do your kids ever do this?
My daughter (4yrs) had been wanting a baby doll stroller that my lil cousin has. She already has one so I was not going to buy her another one just because she wanted the same one. Today my grandma gave my other daughter money to buy squinkies(?) and she gave my lil one $ $ $ to buy the stroller. Anyhoo, we go to toys r us and my daughter gets her stroller and is so excited about then we get to the check out line and she sees a pack of silly straws and wanted absolutely nothing to do with the stroller. “I’ve been wanting some of these straws all my life” So we left the $ 29.99 stroller for a pack of $ 1.29 silly straws!
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❀Sugar❀ on Mar 15, 2011 at 12:40 am
Your daughter is adorable and she is not like other kids whom are greedy and want them both.
kv195 on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:07 am
kids always do that, they like to pick some things they never had so thats probably why.
Anita Blake on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:09 am
Yup, they do that all the time! And I love how dramatic they are about it, “I’ve been waiting all my life!!” I’ve heard that line a few times too lol
D.J. Johnson on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:17 am
Looks like you have a future shopoholic. Without a great mom like you to anchor her down so she didn’t get both, she’ll get both. You’ll see these characteristics in children born with little self control. Don’t beat yourself up. I see this a lot in kids. What you need to do is set guidelines early in her youth, such as a small allowance, which will start teaching them to manage their money. Try to keep a “Bank Book” with how much allowance she has in it. Every week or month she gets allowance, write down the additional money in the bank book, also subtracting what she’s bought. Make it easy for her to understand, so you can show it to her.
Also limit the things you buy for her. Let her buy her own things with her own money. Not only does this install patience, but it will also help her manage her money. I’m not saying don’t buy her anything. When you do think it’s wise to buy her things, tell her your reason.
Explain this to relatives (ex. Grandpa, Aunt, Grandma) so they don’t go buying her things. You need to ask them to go to you before they buy anything for her so you’ll have a financially healthy child, growing up to be a financially healthy adult.
I hope that helps!
nightowl22366 on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:31 am
It’s not that uncommon for children to change their minds or become distracted by something they suddenly want more than anything, regardless of its price. Kids often even prefer playing with things that may have virtually no value at all – like the boxes their gifts came in rather than their gifts.
You simply have to be patient with children and their often “silly” (to us) ideas of what they want. Kids just don’t understand (our version of) money’s value, and it’s nothing wrong. So don’t worry about it, just laugh and let it go.
Claire ~528491ಌ~ on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:45 am
I think that’s pretty cute.
I’m sure I pulled that one when I was a kid. Dramatics all the way!
I think your daughter is going to be a great shopper when she’s older- ditch the more expensive item for something she’ll enjoy that’s a lot cheaper!
crissypeach on Mar 15, 2011 at 1:59 am
Dont nock it….. it means you are doing something right… my kids are 7 and 8 and know we dont have a ton of money so most days jus dont ask…. and when they do its Mom can we go to the dollar store…… because of the fact they under stand money dont grow on trees they also take care of the toys they have cuz there is no getting anew one just because this one is broke…
smonty on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:04 am
You definitely got your hands full with that one. Cute story though.
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