The same thing has happened to all parents, we have gone shopping and on the way back our son asks us what we have brought him or when we have gone all the shopping family our son insists that we buy him a certain toy, a bauble or something with which he has infatuated, every time we go shopping, it seems like a pedigree child.
The truth is that the attitude of children is understood, until they turn 7 years old they do not understand the concept of money, nor do they know that things cannot be taken, if not they have to be paid. Nor do they know what it costs to earn money, they believe that it is something that is easy for parents to obtain, they see that you buy things and that simply by handing over a plastic card you can take them away and it will never end.
We parents have the responsibility to curb that desire to want everything they see, we must teach them that money is somewhat limited, our attitude towards money will also be of great help. There are parents who splurge and do not look for the economy of the house and this the child sees, acquires a behavior of less responsibility and does not give importance to the value of things. Although this does not mean that we are sullen with our children, we must always have a balance in relation to our economy and our responsibility. We must try to educate our son with the values of being, rather than those of having, try to teach him the values of love and love as something truly important.
As for his possessions, his toys, his books, etc., teach him to take care of them, the philosophy of "is broken, I buy a new one" is not the most accurate, you must understand the value of things.
From time to time, explain to him how other children live who are poor and who are not lucky enough to have what he has and also with this concept we can teach him to be supportive, a toy he does not use, a pants that has become small , can be used by a needy child. These values will be beneficial when you grow up so that your behavior is compassionate and understanding towards others.
We could be talking about many things that have as an initial basis the money and from each one we would get a lot of issues that branch out, the most important thing is that each topic we deal with is responsible and good to do so that the child does not mix concepts and tomorrow be a laudable person.
