effing brat.
be lucky you got anything.

This is like giving kids Vegan Tofu on Halloween then they come by trick-or-treating! Give the kid a break, he’s a kid. He’s expecting toys and cool stuff on Christmas, but then he gets books… why shouldn’t be be disappointed? If you want the kid to read, get him books throughout the year instead of a special Christmas gift.

I don’t like the title of the article/video so much, I wish it had been aimed at the parents rather than the child. At his age, his parenting/socialisation is all he knows, and on the scale of things i find their influence a lot more alarming than his attitude, given the difference in ages and thinking ability. A very interesting video that says much about gratitude and how we foster that in the next generation.

With all the entertainment these days like the 360 you cant blame the kid for not wanting to look at words…

I’m so glad my kid loves books!

I think MK03 was right and this is a viral Wii campaign. An effective one, too, seeing as I heard about this on the radio this morning. BUT if its real… those parents are what’s wrong with society. The kids reaction says to me this is hardly the first time its happened. That kid has no respect for his parents. He’s not just disappointed, he’s taking this tone of “how dare YOU have the audacity to give ME books?!” Yes, we can all be brats when we are young, but that’s why our parents stepped in (or should have stepped in) to teach us a lesson in behavior, appreciation, and respect. If it was my kid, he would have been going with me to the local children’s hospital and donating the Wii.

I can’t believe how many of you guys are overreacting. Every kid acts like a brat occasionally, and I totally agree that his parents are idiots for not spoiling Christmas morning with a lecture. Give it a rest.  There are plenty more opportunities for the kid to learn all the life lessons you would have his parents instill in him at that moment. Jeeeez people.

he seems more of a matter of fact about it, not throwing a fit,just unable to see why someone would give a book on a day for toys

To the people who are saying that people are overreacting and its the tv’s fault for telling kids they should get toys not books. Note that my neices and even me as a kid got some kind of crap gift but i never flipped out i just moved it aside and played with the toys which is what unspoiled kids do say thanks and never look at the piece of shit again lol

Stupid parents. Laughing at his “hissy fits” just encourages them.

omg. this is beyond rude. I know the kid’s 3, but even then, his parents should have told him to grin, bear it, and thank whoever bought them the stuff anyway. that’s what I was forced to do. I would obviously be displeased, but I’d force a smile, give a hug, and move on with my life. my little cousins are just as bad as he is and their parents have been discouraging this behavior for years. maybe it’s a kid thing in this generation, cuz less kids r getting any corporal punishment. cuz I know if I had a fit like this back when I was his age, I’d get my ass whooped.

Geez. At least it wasn’t socks or underwear.

That wasn’t a hissy fit. I have 4 children and I have seen hissy fits. But laughing at his reaction will just encourage him to keep acting that way. It will only get worse as he gets older if not corrected. I would have told him that books and reading can be fun. Make a point of reading those exact books to him at bed time when he is relaxed, making sure he knows those were the books he rejected. Then ask him if he changed his mind about getting books for a present.

all over TV you hear “get these awesome toys for christmas!”, on cartoons you hear kids asking for toys for christmas, basically it’s an understood part of childhood that the main thing you want and get for christmas is toys. i don’t think this kid is a spoiled brat for not wanting books, i think he’s a product of the times. plus he’s too young to be gracious for just anything. and all of you people that are like “ugh i loved books as a kid, fuck this little boy” make me lol. congratulations?

Yah.. well I would be pissed to get books for x-mas as a child too.

I got books for Christmas when I was young. I loved it.

My ass would’ve been beaten if I pulled this shit as a kid.

Lighten the fuck up, people. When you were 3, you didn’t want books for Christmas either. And as the father of a 3 year old, I’d hardly call that a hissy fit.

Sad reaction from the youngster & the parents. Hopefully they had a talk with their son about what grateful means.

i was all ready with “what a little sh*thead..” but he was super adorable