Is the pampering of grandparents making the child arrogant? Recognize these symptoms today:
Samira Vishwas November 25, 2025 11:24 PM

News India Live, Digital Desk: Nowadays parenting is not like in earlier times. Remember our childhood, when one had to wait for weeks for a toy or father’s stern voice was enough. but today? Today the picture has changed.

Often in the mall, we see a child lying on the floor crying for an expensive toy, and the parents immediately get that thing to avoid embarrassment. Is it right to just call it ‘stubbornness’ or ‘ignorance’ of the child? Or is there some bigger psychological reason behind this?

experts it ‘Six Pocket Syndrome’ Let’s name it. This word may sound new, but this syndrome has made its place in 80% of the cities of India.

Let us understand in simple language what this problem is and how it is harming your liver.

After all, what is this ‘Six Pocket Syndrome’?

Understand this mathematics very easily.
Nowadays most families are small (nuclear families), in which there is often only one child. now this a child those who spend money on six people Consists of:

  1. Mother (Mother)
  2. Father (Father)
  3. Grandfather (Paternal Grandfather)
  4. Grandmother (Paternal Grandmother)
  5. Grandfather (Maternal Grandfather)
  6. Maternal grandmother (Maternal Grandmother)

When the money from these “6 pockets” is spent without any restriction to fulfill the wishes of only one child, then it is called ‘Six Pocket Syndrome’.

Marketing companies see this as an opportunity, but it is a matter of concern for parents. The result is that the child’s wish is fulfilled even before the demand comes out of his mouth.

What are its symptoms? (How to Identify)

How will you know whether your child is a victim of this or not? Look for these signs:

  1. Not having the habit of hearing “no”: If you say no to something and the child immediately becomes violent, starts screaming or stops eating.
  2. Lack of appreciation of value: He may not be able to understand the difference between a toy worth Rs 50 and Rs 5000. He also breaks expensive gifts because he knows that he will get a new one.
  3. Wanted immediately (Instant Gratification): Absence of something called patience.
  4. Grandparents becoming shields: When you scold the child, the elders in the house say, “Hey, leave it, it is a child, please give it to me, I have money.”

What will be its harm?

Maybe right now you might think that we are just expressing love. But this pampered child insecure and weak Making.

  • In future, when he will have to struggle in the outside world and his demands will not be fulfilled there, then he depression Can go in.
  • He may start weighing relationships with money.
  • He will never be able to acquire the skill of saving money (Financial Literacy).

What should parents do? (The Solution)

This syndrome is not a disease, but a habit that can be improved.

  • Learn to say “no”: Fulfilling every legitimate and illegitimate demand of a child is not love. Sometimes saying “no” teaches him the reality of life.
  • Teach Budget: Give him a piggy bank. If he wants something expensive, tell him to save the money and buy it himself.
  • Talk to elders: Lovingly explain to your grandparents that you need their blessings, but not showering them with gifts. Set a limit.
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