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