How to Raise Unspoiled Kids: 3 Principles Every Dad Can Use
The 3 principles — grace, gratitude, generosity
Andrew builds the whole thing on three guiding principles, each with an opposite that signals trouble:- Grace (vs. pride)
- Gratitude (vs. envy)
- Generosity (vs. greed).
The 3 warning signs you’re raising a spoiled kid
The opposites are the tell. Pride shows up as “look at what I’ve done.” Envy shows up as constant comparison. Greed shows up when, in Andrew’s words, “a luxury once enjoyed becomes a necessity” — the new normal keeps ratcheting up and nothing is ever enough. These attitudes surface long before bad behavior does.It starts with you, not the lecture
The uncomfortable core of the workshop: “It starts with us — our kids hear our words, but they see everything we do.” Adam, drawing on Ron Lieber’s book “The Opposite of Spoiled,” gets practical — chores vs. allowance, need vs. want, and teaching kids to earn and even invest so they understand how money actually works. But all of it rests on the same foundation: you can’t hand your kids a value you’re not living.So, how do you raise unspoiled kids?
Pick one of the three — grace, gratitude, or generosity — and model it out loud this week. Let your kids see you give first. Say thanks before you spend. Own a mistake with grace instead of pride. As Andrew frames his whole role as a father: “I don’t own my kids — they’re entrusted to me.” Raising unspoiled kids isn’t about withholding the good life; it’s about showing them what to do with it.More About Front Row Dads
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