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[quote=Anonymous]Let me just say that raising an entitled kid is my idea of a nightmare.

I know the default answer is you can never start to young, but I have an 18 month old. She cannot entirely express herself, and I don't think she'd get concepts of "work" (e.g. earning your money), materialism etc. We say no to her of course, and emphasize sharing (she is actually really good at that) and kindness.  But, when it comes to getting her books (library and the store), I shower her with books.  Family buys her toys, but I stashed some Xmas gifts away for a rainy day).

What else? When did you start your kid on the concepts like:
- earning money so that they could buy something (delayed gratification)
- community service (DH and I don't have time to do this so we donate, but I plan to bring her along once she is old enough)
- that material goods don't bring you happiness, ultimately?

I would think 4-5 would be the right age when you could start on some of these, but I am curious as to what work for parents of older kids. [/quote]

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