Is Your Child Getting Enough Vitamin N? | 5 Minute Video
If you’re a parent, is your child getting enough Vitamin N? It may be the most important thing you can give them. But what exactly does Vitamin N do? Watch this video to find out.
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Script:
I want to tell you about an essential vitamin you’ve probably never heard of. If you’re a parent, or plan to be one, it might be more important to your child’s growth than all other vitamins combined. And only you, a parent, can provide it.
I call it Vitamin N. The word “No.”
More and more children, I find, are suffering from Vitamin N deficiency. And they, their parents, and our entire culture are paying the price.
Let me illustrate my point with a story that’s quite typical. A father, I’ll call him Bill, gave his son, age five, pretty much everything the little boy asked for. Like most parents, Bill wanted more than anything for his son to be happy. But he wasn’t. Instead he was petulant, moody, and often sullen. He was also having problems getting along with other children. In addition, he was very demanding and rarely if ever expressed any appreciation, let alone gratitude, for all the things Bill and his wife were giving him. Was his son depressed, Bill wanted to know? Did he need therapy? His son, I told him, was suffering the predictable ill effects of being over-indulged. What he needed was a healthy and steady dose of Vitamin N.
Over-indulgence–a deficiency of Vitamin N—leads to its own form of addiction. When the point of diminishing returns is passed (and it’s passed fairly early on), the receiving of things begins to generate nothing but want for more things. One terrible effect of this is that our children are becoming accustomed to a material standard that’s out of kilter with what they can ever hope to achieve as adults. Consider also that many, if not most, children attain this level of affluence not by working, sacrificing, or doing their best, but by whining, demanding, and manipulating. So in the process of inflating their material expectations, we also teach children that something can be had for next to nothing. Not only is that a falsehood, it’s also one of the most dangerous, destructive attitudes a person can acquire.
This may go a long way toward explaining why the mental health of children in the 1950s – when kids got a lot less — was significantly better than the mental health of today’s kids. Since the ‘50s, and especially in the last few decades, as indulgence has become the parenting norm, the rates of child and teen depression have skyrocketed.
Children who grow up believing in the something-for-nothing fairy tale are likely to become emotionally stunted, self-centered adults. Then, when they themselves become parents, they’re likely to overdose their children with material things – the piles of toys, plushies, and gadgets one finds scattered around most households. In that way, over indulgence—a deficiency of Vitamin N—becomes an inherited disease, an addiction passed from one generation to the next.
This also explains why children who get too much of what they want rarely take proper care of anything they have. Why should they? After all, experience tells them that more is always on the way.
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He is a genious!
This is exactly what happened when it came to fast food/candy/cereal, etc. advertising to children therefore letting them get overweight by overindulging them and not disciplining their kids. It's led to them blaming anyone but themselves also turning reality upside down and mascots like Ronald McDonald get blamed for the childhood obesity epidemic when in reality, it is the parents fault for not disciplining their kids with too much of what should be something on special occasions. Ridiculous! When will they ever learn??
I don't know what kids had this but man as an Hispanic kid I had to work to get what I wanted (not all the time either I got what I wanted I was thought you work hard and not get everything you want just because you cry or work) I think I'm pretty good in my Vitamin N level. All thanks to the my wonderful Hispanic parents.
“Vitamin N”, from the makers of “Because I Said So”. Parents also need to use a united front, not undermine the other one by saying “Yes” when another one says “No”.
George Carlin would like a few words with this moron
I understand and get what he is saying but he doesn't have a PHD soooooooooooo.
This a-hole isn’t even a real physiologist lol
0:52 When he said “petulant, moody, and often sullen” wasn’t he saying the same thing 3 times?
I've showed this video to countless people who NEEDED to hear this over the years. It never gets old!
Just a friendly reminder that this guy is still not a real psychologist.
I agree to external extend that sometimes kids need vitamin N but I think it's mostly fine to give kids what they want at times as long as it isn't bad or you give things to them all the time but when you do give something to them they should always be thankful for it
It's not just children who lack vitamin N these days; they've already trained women and minorities that vitamin N is a No-No.
I agree with this video. It can really help with discipline as long as the parent doesn't scream it or say no to EVERY little thing and not give them any opportunity to earn any of it. Everything in moderation. I like to buy myself one nice treat when the bills are paid for the month.
My mother, God rest her immortal soul, used to say I can't stand these parents who say that they are their kid's best friend. "You're not there to be their friend" she used to say.
This guy is even dumber than Dr. Phil. He definitely needs his license revoked!
It might've been said before, but many adults need vitamin N too.
As a behavior analyst, I approve this message. Key rule is ignore non-functional behavior and reward functional behavior. Time and time again, I have helped families with children who have severe behavior issues turn their entire family around with this simple rule. Children are VERY smart, even as young as 18 months, they learn how to manipulate to get what they want. If they get rewarded by tanturms, guess what..they LEARN TO TANTRUM! Interestingly, children will even start to RESPECT and LOVE parents MORE when they are given boundaries. They trust their parents to guide them into understanding right and wrong. And they actually enjoy having purpose and structure and EARNING something instead of just being given it. They want to feel you trust them too, to listen and follow instructions. Try it!
this guy aint even a real psychologist
It is EASIER to parent giving kids what they want, in gadgetry especially. Because it keeps them ( kids) occupied and out of parents hair. Wrong way, but easier
We were introduced to Varuca Salt (?) years ago by Roald Dahl. Focus on the Family has been teaching this for years. Why have people forgotten this?
If you receive too many "yes", meaning will become harder to find. The meaninglessness of things or inability to find meaning is probably what drives many to that one final act. If you don't struggle for something, well, you either didn't earn it, or you'll just not appreciate it the way you should.
Suffering isn't all bad. And Vitamin N also helps makes the path you are on more clear. If you have a goal, those vitamins will make more clear what road you need to take.
John Rosemond…I'm not a real psychologist I just play one on tv
vitamin ni-
Where is his evidence to demonstrate that over indulgence has become the norm over the past few decades?
Every single word of advice about John gives on how to parent your children makes sense, but is he correct in saying that over indulgence is the parenting norm and that that is the reason why kids these days are so depressed? I do not know. I have yet to see any credible source proving that to be the case.
Spare the tire iron spoil the child.
LOVE WAR.
Over two million view and only 27K likes…
less than 2%
checking his facts & source list and it is predominantly himself
fascinating
Physical growth vs. Mental growth
FYI: This guy isn’t even a licensed psychologist
Fyi, this guy is not a real psychologist. Do your research.
if you're still fee ding them you are a part of the problem
100% agree.
A few weeks ago two boys came to live with us. They get upset a lot when we say no. But, they get over it quickly and do something else happy.
I guess
Unfortunately he is correct here but don't forget he is not a real psychologist and he also doesn't believe in adhd
Also, to add onto this, make sure to not give them too much Vitamin N! Just like too much of saying "yes" can be harmful, saying "no" too much can be harmful too! I know people who were constantly told "no" as a child, and now have trouble asking for things they actually need. I also know people who were told "no" constantly as a child, and then immediately over-indulged on what they wanted but could never have as soon as they left their parent's house. Find a good balance, and remember that not all children are the same. Some may be happy with you only giving them what they need and some of what they wanted, while others will resent you forever.
2:45 or maybe its bcuz… our world is literally falling apart as we watch on Tiktok. And yes, I know the kids of the 50s were constantly fearful bcuz of the Cold War, but unlike us they weren't exposed to the 24/7 shitshow of politics and capitalism like we are today…
Keep in mind that this guy isn’t an actual psychologist
Donald trump
This man is not a psychologist, nor an expert in childcare or parenting. Do your own research and do not listen.
SHUT THE F*#K UP SAY YES! JUST SAY YES!
Does Vitamin N stand for Vitamin Ni**er?
Yup! No is a great tool. My kid is 13 and does not have a cellphone. If needed he can use the Alexa in the kitchen to call us or other family. No laptop. No TV in the bedroom. He lost his Xbox because of failing grades and bad attitude. He wakes himself up for school. Makes his own breakfast and lunch. Doesn't get paid an allowance when he doesn't complete his chores or does half the job. I'm not raising a child, I am training a man. We work on emotional maturity and spiritual growth. When he is 18, I will rest easy knowing I've done all I could to make him learn self-sufficiency.
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