Why not buy too many gifts for young children?

Christmas has come, on this occasion parents often tend to buy gifts for children and even make them "overpowering" with many expensive gifts. Scientists at the University of Missouri (USA) have come up with a different perspective on this issue.

The research results presented by the University of Missouri scientists (US) show that children who are gifted by parents at the same time will have a tendency to live materially and attitudes to life as well. should be more misleading.

As a warning by researchers, parents should be limited in buying gifts for children whenever they ask for help. The reason is explained because if this action continues to prolong, it can harm the lifestyle of the children and make them more difficult to reach adulthood.

Children who often get parents' gifts too easily often lead to disdain for things and consider material bigger than all. This seriously affects the behavior of children in the community environment.

"Our research shows that children who receive a lot of physical gifts from their parents tend to continue to want to reward those gifts for themselves when they grow up, this is really a problem , " said lead author Marsha Richins (University of Missouri).

According to researcher Marsha Richins in collaboration with Assoc. Lan Chaplin of the University of Illinois said that when parents overuse material in one way or another, it will affect children. Research also shows that almost all affected children believe that success in life depends on the quality and quantity of wealth that an individual possesses or acquires.

According to Richins, a previous study also showed that adults who rated themselves or others through their own property block were often at high risk of marriage, gambling and other problems. debt.

Going back to the perspective of the children, the answer is given to the question of what connection between the gifts and the materialistic tendency of the children, that is the expression of themselves.Children who often receive gifts from parents tend to pull material into leverage to enhance their status than other children, rather than using their own abilities.

Another aspect is also analyzed, which is how parents raise children. The study found that there is an intimate relationship between children not getting along with their parents and the tendency to favor materialism. Going further, research shows that children who are disappointed with their parents' indifferent attitude will likely lead to more material preferences.

"Buying something for the kids is a good act but keep in mind that it should encourage them to be grateful to everyone and everything they own. Every time the children show gratitude they will is when they are more aware of their own assets and become generous and less dominated by more material tendencies, "said Assoc. Chaplin gave advice to parents so as not to be embarrassed in many cases, but to encourage and not want to harm their development in the right direction.