1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great book!, 2008-01-23
This book offers great advice and wisdom about raising motivated, healthy kids in a society where money, materialism, and instant gratification rule. This book is not just for the wealthy. Highly recommend it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great book with excellent ideas!!!, 2007-08-23
This book is easy to understand and actually kind of scary how it relates to your own life. It's a book that all parents should read to help their children with life in general. You don't have to be wealthy to read this book....it's for all incomes. You don't have to be wealthy to have a spoiled child that expects too much either. Being a single parent, I'm grateful there are books to give advice on ways to help your child grow up to be responsible. It's common sense really....but to have it in black and white and know your not the only one with issues is comforting. Thanks so much!
2 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
How Much Help Did Mr. Buffone Really Get?, 2004-12-23
Mr. Buffone criticizes parents who financially help their children but I wonder, did Mr. Buffone's parents pay for his high priced college degree? Did they lend him money for his down payment on his first home purchase? Always look deeper than what you see on the surface.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Choking on the Silver Spoon, 2004-06-04
I highly recommend this book for parents who love there kids enough to work at raising them to be productive and successful individuals in a "give me" society. This book is an excellent resource for families of silver spooners as well as anyone raising children in a society that encourages getting something for nothing. I have a group of friends who are reading this book in a book club and discussing it weekly.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
with a spoonful of humor too!, 2004-05-05
How do rich kids get to be such brats? Have you ever wanted to explain to your kids (& yourself!) what money is & is not, & what it can & cannot do? Then CHOKING ON THE SILVER SPOON is a good place to start.Dr. Gary Buffone, advisor to the affluent, has written a readable & engaging guide which covers:
When Wealth Cripples: The Monetarily Mangled; Why Parents Worry; Recognizing the Silver Spoon Syndrome; Is Your Child a Silver-Spooner?; The Rising Tide of Wealth in America, & much more.
He explains why Money Can't Buy Them Love & how to go about Curing the Plague of Prosperity. & then he sets forth The Five Immutable Laws of Financial Parenting:
-- of Necessity
-- of Loving Limits
-- of Reciprocity
-- of Fiscal Responsibility
-- of Example.
Rebeccasreads highly recommends CHOKING ON THE SILVER SPOON for all parents (rich & not-so-rich) who want to raise their children with a better grasp of what money means in the scheme of things, & how having it affects your life.