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She Has an iPad—So Is Suri Cruise Spoiled?

04.06.10

Still, child development experts say, there is a chance—positively—that Suri is not a brat.

"The fact that Suri Cruise now owns an iPad doesn't necessarily mean she's spoiled," says Julie Hanks, clinical Leader of Wasatch Family Therapy clinic. "It all depends on her emotional response to the expensive talent. Did the darling preschooler demand an iPad? Or throw a tantrum in a store if her parents didn't get her one? If so, she's spoiled."

In other words, Hanks says, spoiled is less about the existent size or cost or number of possessions, but more about the child's attitude toward gifts and material things.

"There are lots of kids who aren't especially indulged, but are still spoiled materially and emotionally within the family's means," psychologist Susan Bartell explains. So, if Suri throws tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants, or demonstrates a want of appreciation for what she has—like that iPad—that may be the sign of a spoiled kid.

Source: E! Online (blog)