Comments on: Consumerism Among Kids

By: GreenBucks » Gift-giving

GreenBucks » Gift-giving — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:29:35 +0000

[...] are those who feel obligated to give expensive gifts especially to their children because these children seem to charm their way into having their parents part with their [...]

By: Mitch

Mitch — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:34:14 +0000

Ako naman I make a deal. Kasi usually when I take her to the mall, pag napadaan na sa rides, naku ayaw na papaawat. So what I do, I tell her muna na dapat kakain sya before she could ride. Same thing kapag nakakita ng inviting promo toys sa Jollibee, buti nga di masyado.

Ngayon naman, whatever she sees on TV gusto ipabili, minsan deadma ko na lang kasi nauubusan na ako ng excuses hehe!

By: greenbucks

greenbucks — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:09:03 +0000

MyePinoy, it still works, yung “we will see”.

In my case, “After I have paid the bills”

We can go to a toy store, browse, tinker, touch, press buttons and read labels and still come out empty handed without tantrums thrown.

I guess it all boils down to parents really giving priorities to essentials over non-essentials. We don’t even give gifts during Christmas, after Christmas lang, after the gifts have been opened kami nagbibigay and they even choose what they like within a certain budget para siguradong gusto nila at walang aangal

By: myepinoy

myepinoy — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:45 +0000

I guess everything must start from parents themselves. In my opinion, a lot of parents are not different from kids except that parents have the means while the kids have to ask, whine, cry and what have you.

My kids grew up hearing from me, “let us see.”, or “we will see.” everythime they asked for non essentials.

With so much “materialism” everywhere, I doubt if what I did still works with the young kids now.

I have seen a lot of very young kids who barely speak but they know “bee” (jolibee) or “doo” (mcdo) aside from dad and mom. kaya maganda mag franchise sa jolibee at mcdo. meron kang captive market – sino bang parents ang magrerefuse kung “bee” at “doo” ang gusto ng mga babies nila.

Pero mas okay na ito kesa matutunan nila ang infomercial ni Money Villar at LoYen Legarda….. ha ha ha