Hello everyone, we need help with our 7 year old daughter. She has gotten to the point that she knows how to browse Amazon and has her own wishlist that she is constantly adding to. While we are not materialistic as a family, my wife and I do appreciate having the better / finest thing when it comes to one or two things (typically electronics ‘ phones) which are big ticket purchases and we want them to last.

Our daughter on the other hand has watched way too much you tube (which we have cut drastically but I’m afraid the damage is already done). She has also reverted to watching Disney shows that are targeted for 4-5 year olds. When we go to a store she always wants to get something and has an extensive collection of trinkets and toys and free things she picks up wherever she can.

How do we stem the materialistic desire to get every thing she sees / wants and instead teach her to appreciate a single item that costs more but will last ?

EDIT - for those who are saying we are the problem - I never said we give her everything she wants or even a little of what she wants. She gets trinkets and the like from church, school, family and friends and will often sneak things in.

She is aware of the household situation a much as she can for a 7 year old.

We’ve had knock down drag out fights with her just asking her to pick her bowl up and put it in the sink. To the point she’s spent most of the day in her room when we are simply asking pick the bowl up and place it in the sink.

We have carried her kicking and screaming out of stores because we’ve told he no she can’t get something.