Too Much Material Parenting Can Lead to Adult Problems (VIDEO)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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New research suggests that children who receive many material rewards from their parents will likely continue rewarding themselves with material goods when they are grown -- well into adulthood -- and this could be problematic.

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Nathan Hurst/University of Missouri

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