Bad Parent: Spoiled Rotten

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010
The "Bad Parent" column on the parenting website Babble.com delves into the unspoken realities of being a parent. Rufus Griscom, founder of Babble.com, returns weekly in January with a taboo-smashing discussion. This week: Is spoiling your kids such a bad thing?

Do you spoil your kids rotten? Does spoiling create little monsters, or are you just giving your kids what they need to get ahead? Tell us what you think. Comment below!

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