How to teach your child to take care of things

Different experts discourage parents to buy their children high-endBut it's all for nothing. Adults buy small offspring expensive smartphones, children lose or break these techniques, parents are upset, but buy again.

Not surprisingly, many moms and dads are wondering how to teach a child to take care of personal things, especially expensive technology. After all, buying a new device hurts the family budget. And the negligence of the child can hardly please parents and set up an optimistic mood.





Once again, a child came home with a broken phone. And broke himself: quarreled with a classmate and hit the phone on the table. We're not struggling, but buying a phone again seems wrong.

He already had simpler smartphones and iPhones. But something ridiculous happened to everyone: either lost or flooded with water. Some simply broke, as today.”





It got to the point that one phone he bought a regular button – for calls, and the second, a smartphone, give only at home – for the Internet and social networks.

Without a phone, because the child is constantly at school or in the section. He often loses his keys. So you can't do without communication. Buy him a button phone again? Or give me a home smartphone? It seems to me that he is only waiting for this, and in a couple of days he will send him to the previous ones, one of the subscribers shares his problem.





In this case, the child sees no value in thingsThis is not uncommon for today. Why should he keep the same smartphone when you can break it painlessly, and adults will quickly buy a new device, perhaps even more expensive?

And if parents, instead of every thing lost or spoiled by the child, readily buy a new one, then there is no reason to appreciate these things, the money spent and the work of mother and father, the offspring simply do not. What, then, should adults do?





How to teach a child to appreciate things
  1. Even if the family does not need money, it is necessary to artificially create a deficit, not buying things on demand. And if the child broke or lost smartphoneFor some time, use a cheap button phone only for calls.
  2. Do not gloat or mock the child, but sympathize with the fact that he will have to do with the “ancient bell” for a long time. However, keep your word and buy a new phone only at the end of the agreed period.



  3. It is best when an expensive item is at least partially bought with the money of the child. Then he is more likely to appreciate it. And if the child wanted an expensive phone, it would be good if he saves some time on sweets and entertainment, earn money or perform small errands.
  4. Set an example of frugality, because the child first looks at the parents and adopts their behavior. And if you treat things with care, then children will consider this attitude the norm. A well-known proverb says: “Do not raise children, educate yourself.” Your children will still be like you.””





A child with a smartphone It's not uncommon today. New models of gadgets loving parents buy even first-graders who have not yet mastered elementary arithmetic operations. How this is right and how much will spoil the child these excesses, few people think.

Rather, adults are guided by the principle “I could not dream of this as a child, so at least the crumbs will have everything.” How useful this is for the development of the child as a person and whether it will grow out of him another bogeyman who does not know how to value anything but himself beloved – a question that is difficult to give an unambiguous answer.





Earlier we talked about the golden tricks that will teach not to yell at the child in any situation, even if he lost an expensive smartphone. They also shared the secrets of how to raise an independent child who can be responsible for his own actions.

How do you vaccinate? frugality? Share your experience.