I do not know where the children are going
By bamrahkirti
@bamrahkirti (1821)
India
August 6, 2009 5:09am CST
A day before yesterday my sister in law came to our house along with her children.Her children are very naughty and always keep their mother on her toes.They have been learnt to recite prayer before sleeping.In the prayer they thank Almighty for all the things He has bestowed upon them and also ask for their wishes.Her daughter is 5 years old and after reciting the prayer she said"God please give us one crore (i.e.10 million).As i heard this i was shocked that she does not even know how much ten million stands for and she has been told to ask for the money from God.I do not see a point making your children learn about money.
I know people are racing towards money but how good it is to make your children run after money in their teens.
Children should imbibe good values from their parents and it is the duty of the parents to nurture right values in their children.
What is your take on this?
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7 responses
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
6 Aug 09
Oh Bamrahkirti! It was pretty shocking to hear these words from a child. I firmly believe that children should not talk about money at all; they do have a lot of exposure in schools where there is a huge mix of students with varying sense of values but it is the bounden duty of parents to devote all their time to children teaching them proper sense of values, invest in plenty of bboks and involve and cultivate an attitude of learning right from young.They should not even contemplate talking like this.Parents should not indulge in any moneytalk in front of them .It is in bad taste.
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
6 Aug 09
Yes Kala,you are right.Children always pick habits and traits from their children.I do not see a point talking endlessly about money,shortage of money or about ways and methods to gain money in front of children.I know money is very important for our living but it is not end of everything.In earlier days when we were small ,we did not even know about much our father was drawing as salary till we graduated from college.
I was alarmed at her behavior and i am now conscious enough that i will not discuss money matters in front of my son.
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
6 Aug 09
Hi Kala.
I am fine and hope that you and your computer are in good spirits.
Monsoon always brings viral fever,cough and cold.I too was down with body aches but doing fine now.
Monsoon always brings viral fever,cough and cold.I too was down with body aches but doing fine now.
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
7 Aug 09
Hi Sid
You are right that children are like clay.They have to molded and shaped according to what as parents feel right.My mother in law always argue with me that children learn on their own,they need not teach anything but i have my own views.I think we as parents are fully responsible for their behavior and actions.
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@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
6 Aug 09
Don’t tell me!!! A 5 yr old asking for 1crore from God instead of the latest Barbie!!!!! What’s the world come to? I am sure her parents discuss about money all the time in front of her and hence she has come to believe that money is something very important or that more money means more things and more power…I don’t think telling about this to your sis-in-law will help, rather your sis-in-law will not understand where she is going wrong…if she had understood, her daughter would not have asked for money, in the first place. I guess some parents are just like this…to them money can buy everything and that is most important.
BTW...like your new avatar. 
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
6 Aug 09
You have hit the nail on its head.Her mother always talks about money and always curses her father in law because he is a miser or in my words he is a methodical person who manages home affairs very efficiently.She always complains that he is a hoarder of money.But he is providing good education to her children,providing them all comforts of life and arranging quality lifestyle for them.I do not think he is wrong anywhere.It is just the lust of more and more money which instigates ill feelings in her for her in laws.
She always discusses these kind of things with her parents whenever he comes to our house and now her children are falling prey to her greed of money.
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
6 Aug 09
Thanks for liking the avatar.
Well the picture was shot in Goa where i went last month.
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
6 Aug 09
HI,
I think the children learn from their mother... kids always repeat what the adult do, or say. IT is hard... they are too young to know what money is and mean to them... if they know they will think something else when they become teenager... like one of my neighbor, when I was back in my hometown. The family is poor and they make their children go anywhere to make money... they know how much value to have money around. It hard to make them work and then they learned to steal... that's what happened... and who should be blame? I will go to the parents.
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
7 Aug 09
Children always ape their parents in their behavior and actions.
At such tender age they must be guarded and protected and a constant vigil should be kept over them.
@ValerieAnn1215 (31)
• United States
6 Aug 09
That is just crazy! I work in daycare and I hear a lot of crazy things come out of childrens mouths. It is sad that today's youth does not have the same childhood as we may have had in our younger years. Children should want toys not money. My kids at work lately have been talking about jail. It's said to think that might be what they're seeing at home. I think parents need to focus more on their children and what they're teaching them. Having your child pray for money is just wrong. Its kind of like making them work at 13 to have them help support the family. Maybe I'm spoiled but working at 13 to help support themselves fine, but making them work at 13 to help pay for the house and utilities is not right. Children should hang onto their childhood as look as possible. They have their whole adult life to be working and "running" for money!
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@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
7 Aug 09
You are absolutely right.We were very innocent during our younger years and modern children are like computers ,very quick and they have analytical minds.Media and exposure to internet are also contributing towards losing their innocence and immaturity.
Children are going ahead of their time.
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
7 Aug 09
Hi thokius.
Thanks for your response.
I know parents have become so busy trying to make out ways and means to make money that they have forgotten to nurture good values in their children.Talking incessantly about money matters and always complaining about money and material things have bad effect on children minds.But i suppose the parents do not even notice this.
@kawalnarang (1095)
• Trinidad And Tobago
6 Aug 09
I am not surprised dear,,,This is so as they learn from people around,and definitely the TV,, if it is so,, see if u can control the channels allowed,,and then again,,see the positive side of it,, better they know now then later,, I believe such a child might be more aware than otheres,, (big businessman/woman in furture)
@bamrahkirti (1821)
• India
6 Aug 09
Money can never equate quality education and moral values.HOW CAN WE LET OUR CHILDREN BE SLAVE OF MONEY.I know they have to be taught about material things but don't you feel that 5 year child is too sensitive and immature to understand the real concept of it.
