| Every kid that I know wants an ipod but | | | | that way nor does it revolve around your son |
| should you buy one for yours? This is a huge | | | | or daughter no matter how much they wish that |
| question that is plaguing millions of parents | | | | it did. |
| just here in the US. The question is how much | | | | |
| should you be spending on your child and if | | | | When it comes to giving an ipod as a |
| you buy him or her an ipod, won't you be | | | | Christmas gift that is only really a good |
| spoiling them? The answer is pretty obvious | | | | choice if that is all you are going to be |
| really. An ipod is rather a luxury item and | | | | giving your kid. And if you have a few kids |
| if you buy it for your kid then yeah, you are | | | | you are looking at some serious bucks if you |
| spoiling them. Especially if you buy it just | | | | want to get one for everyone. |
| because they asked for it. | | | | |
| | | | There are other cheaper options of course. |
| The best way to deal with the wants of | | | | Many of the mp3 players out there can be |
| children is to make them work for the things | | | | purchased for just over a hundred dollars and |
| that they don't need. First of all little | | | | they work pretty good and they hold a good |
| kids have no need for something as fancy and | | | | number of songs. They are not as snazzy as |
| expensive as an ipod anyway. So your child is | | | | the ipod or as sophisticated but they will do |
| probably 13 and up. At that age they need to | | | | for most kids. Especially if you are unsure |
| be learning some responsibility and they need | | | | of how well your child will be bale to take |
| to learn that the good things in life are | | | | care of it. It is probably a good idea to |
| things that you work for. Put them to work to | | | | start them out on a lesser model to see if |
| earn that ipod and the chances of them really | | | | they can handle the responsibility of an |
| appreciating it and taking care of it are | | | | ipod. That is a lot of money, and while they |
| going to skyrocket. | | | | are worth every penny, some kids just should |
| | | | not have them. |
| If you are planning to buy it for their | | | | |
| birthday, the ipod might be a little | | | | For example, don't ever let your kid take |
| extravagant. If it is one f the big birthdays | | | | their ipod to school. Hundreds of them get |
| like the 16th or the 19th or even the 21st | | | | stolen every year from just about every |
| then perhaps an ipod is an okay choice, | | | | single school. Kids joke about the cheapest |
| otherwise you kid is gong to turn into a | | | | place to get an ipod being at school. You do |
| spoiled brat who thinks that the world should | | | | not want to see your hard earned money go |
| be handed to them on a platter. The fact of | | | | that way. |
| the matter is that the world does not work | | | | |