[Sub-Driver]

says enuff

[xsmommy]

"If we are spoiled," she says, "it's kind of the parents fault, too, for giving in to us."

DUH! it sure as heck IS! my kids are told "no" several times, if they continue, they are then told "you mention that one more time and you will not only not get THAT, but you will not get ANYTHING else, for some time to come...."

[Paul Atreides]

I always have to laugh when I hear of parents doing "time-outs" and coming up with "contracts" with their kids. It's as if the word "no" was written in another language and they have spines made of Jell-O. Plus, I think it is an ego-trip for the parents; afterall, they cannot have their little darling show up in front of their friends without the latest doo-dad or clothing.

[Clara Lou]

Today's youth neither invented nor perfected nagging. I was pretty fair at it myself-- not that it got me anything.

[Arthur McGowan]

I wanna go to Mount Splashmore!

Take me, take me, take me now!

Now! Now! Now! Now!

Take me! Take me! Take me! Take me now!

[michigander]

Nagging Has Become the Norm for Many Youth

My daughter did that once.
I told her I'd send her to her room for the rest of the night if it continued.
It did, I did. Dad was the badass for a few days.
Never happened again though. ;-)

[parsifal]

I think "nagging" is a maternally linked gene. Kids inherit it from their mommies. parsy the geneticist.

[Woahhs]

The one that always gets me is:

"If you do that one more time..."

Which, of course, means "you got away with it this time."

[goodieD]

As Abe Simpson said: "I was only in it for the spankins"

[Grampa Dave]

Alex Negelein admits that when there's something he really, really wants, he's willing to ask his dad for it "150 times."

He only askes for it 150 times. Show how puny today's kids are. Mine would have done that in the first frontal attack.

[JZoback]

I have a sure fire way to stop my kids from nagging me.

I tell them "NOBE"

It is a take off of the word "maybe". Maybe is a positive response that means it might happen. It normally means ask again.

"NOBE"means "NO" but, I'll consider after I have a chance to think about it.

They learn one of the quickest ways to go from "NOBE" to "NO" is ask me again.

When they get their answer, they understand it is my final one, any additional times I am asked is taken very, very, very seriously That only happens once.

Parents just need to learn that they are not their children's friends, they are the adults and should act like it.

[mhking]

They interviewed the wrong parents. Ask more than twice, and I get downright hostile. My kids know not to nag us. (Well the baby doesn't but she's only 8 months old - she just runs the roost)

[jude24]

I tried that tactic as a kid a few times. Didnt work.

I think I turned out okay....

When I worked as a cashier at a local sporting goods store, I was astounded to observe the parent-child interactions. Too frequently, I would see a kid ask for something -- candy, a cheap toy, or something. The parent would say no, but the kid would nag, or failing that, throw a temper-tantrum. The parents more frequently than not would cave and buy the thing little Johnny or Susie wanted. Guess that explains a lot of the teenaged angst we see today....

[LibKill]

Children should be taught early that whining is counter-productive.

[patricia]

When my first child, a son, was 4 1/2 years old ... a neighbors child who was a year younger came over to play. The boys were swinging and enjoying their banter.

The mother of the younger child came to the fence and told her son it was time for him to come home. He ignored her. She stated that if he did not come home right then, she was going to come and get him. He ignored her again. She repeated her threat to come and get him.

My son said, "He's not going home, because you keep saying you're going to come and get him ... and then you don't ... so he knows you don't mean it."

She stormed through our gate cursing my child for being rude to her. It was all I could do to keep from laughing!!!

[Dan from Michigan]

When it comes to nagging, 55 percent said they can usually get their parents to give in.

Bingo.

When I have kids, I have this all planned out.

"Dad, can I have NHL 2020(or whatever) for Playstation 10?"
"How much"
$65
"How do you expect to pay for it?"
"I don't know?"
A. "Wait for Christmas"
B. "I'll buy it...if you work it off"

[Vicki]

You know those tempting items placed near the check-out at grocery stores? When my kids were very small I vowed not to be pressured to buy those last-minute treats.

I told my children not to ask, because I would not give in. They tried a couple of times, but quickly gave up and never asked again.

You simply have to have a mind-set, tell your kids what it is and then stick to it.

[AppyPappy]

Never a good strategy in our house. I may say "Let's see how you act first". If you ask again, I will cut out my entrails and burn them in the street before you get it. It's a matter of pride and ego and I must win.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

The poll, which has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points, included the answers of 750 American youth, ages 12 to 17, who were contacted by phone last month.

Kinda curious: How many parents knew their kids were participating in this survey? I would bet most parents would have a big problem with a polling company targeting their kids. (Not that they wouldn't cave after the "Please, please, please" kicked in)

On a lighter note, I wonder how these kids were able to respond to the survey questions within earshot of their parents...

Tim

[philetus]

When my dad said no and (if) I was to say "pleeese daddy" it would be POW, right in the kisser.