What to do about ungrateful kids

A smart, funny friend of mine who’s a mom of four coined the term “funishment” to describe those times when you take your kids to super-fun, kid-friendly activities and they act as if they’re being punished (whining, crying, etc). I feel like I’m often “funishing” my kids, and was reminded of this phenomenon when I read a recent advice column from On Parenting. The author suggests that perhaps we need to stop doing everything our kids want, all the time. In other words, too much fun may actually be punishing for them, and for us!