Spoiled: Fresh Ideas For Parenting Your Entitled Child -- At Any Age

by Peggy Harper Lee

We live in the age of the Entitled Child. Many books have been written about entitlement and entitled children. This is not another one. Peggy Harper Lee's book "Spoiled", by contrast, is written for and about the parents of an entitled child. Whether you know you have an entitled child and want to change your relationship, wondering if you have an entitled child and want to learn the signs so you can be sure, or you've been warned that your child is in danger of becoming an entitled child, this book is for you! Throughout this journey of the entitled child, Lee examines what an entitled child looks, sounds and acts like at every stage from infant to adult. She explores the strategies that you as a parent can use to effectively build a new relationship with your entitled child.

216 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 28, 2011

Reviews

[Jacqui Isser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a practical guide to recognizing entitlement in children of all ages and working to eliminate it. I highly recommend it to parents seeking to better their children by helping them to not act spoiled or entitled.

[Adryenn Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spoiled is a book written by a parent for parents so that we may all benefit from a more productive and pleasant community where people are responsible for their own actions. Peggy Harper Lee accurately points out that this process of learning responsibility for our actions starts at home, with parents as the guides. The book maintains an empathetic and direct tone while teaching the skills for recognizing the entitlement, dealing with our own reactions, and then doing something to encourage children (of any age) to be responsible for their own actions. These skills are easy to implement in daily interactions so that parents are released from working so hard, often out of love and the best intentions, to enable the lifestyles of their children.

This book is not just for parents! Spoiled has tips which are applicable for any relationship in which one party assumes the responsibility of the other party's actions. Spoiled friends, family members, and significant others are often in relationships with individuals who feel taken advantage of, exhausted, and/or neglected. Whether the reader is the "spoiled" or the "spoilee", this book has great insights into the process of improving the quality of relationships.

[Clare Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful and fascinating look at how entitled children become entitled and what to do to change the pattern -- at any age! Peggy Lee's experience as a Mom and as a financial adviser lends a unique and real life dimension to this important subject. She doesn't just discuss or lament the problem, she offers real, practical solutions.