Selfish, disorganised, demanding: Have you raised a spoilt child?

If our children are calling the shots, it becomes a problema

Getty ImagesBarbara McMahonLast updated at 9:00PM, October 2 2015

No parent intends to raise a spoilt child, says Amy McCready. “It happens little by little in the name of love, of course. We do things that they are perfectly capable of doing for themselves, we rescue them when they should learn from their mistakes and we give in because we want our kids to be happy,” she explains. These parenting indulgences seem harmless but are damaging in the long run, robbing children of the chance to make decisions and preventing them from developing the resilience they will need to thrive through the ups and downs of life.