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"Family” is not just a group of people living under one roof it’s like a tree whose branches grow together for years and whose roots remain connected for generations. When one leaf grows brittle, it affects the entire tree.
A 4 year old child, the youngest member of a family of six, discovers one day that he can get anything he wants if he simply “cries”. But how did he discover this? That’s the bigger question because every child cries, and as they say, kids are naturally selfish. So, can we really blame the children?
Parents, grandparents, aunts.. every root connected to the family have a part in shaping (or spoiling) a child’s behavior. It starts at the earliest age, when a child refuses to eat vegetables and demands junk food. He sees adults eating and drinking strange looking things , he sees black or orange coloured drinks and naturally becomes curious. He begs to try, and when refused, he becomes frustrated. He cries, shouts, and throws himself on the floor. And that’s when the parents rush in, giving him what he wants to calm him down, calling it love, when in reality its stage one to spoiling his entire personality.
Adults find this behavior adorable overlooking the life long physical and emotional consequences.
The child begins to believe that causing chaos is the most effective way to get their needs met so when a parent refuses to meet the child’s demands, he quickly turns to his next best option, the grandparents. This is where the saying “It takes a village to raise a child” truly comes to life. Living in a joint family system the mother may try her best to teach discipline and healthy habits, but if other adults around her don’t support those boundaries, her efforts crumble.
What begins with food soon spreads to toys, demands, and eventually, a sense of entitlement to everything.
