Do children really exert 'pester power'? Two children explain how they get the most out of their parents.
| We’ll get some more chocolate tonight when we do the weekly shopping! |
Martin O'Dea, 8, from Holland Park, London
For Christmas we got a digital TV so I can watch programmes on Cartoon Network and Sky One. My favourite is Pokmon. I would like Windows 2000 because it's the latest system and MagicArtist which I hope to get in America. I prefer to play with games on consoles rather than on a computer because they are easier to control.
I have Sega Megadrive, Sega Master Drive and Super Nintendo and lots of games for them. They all came from car boot sales because children sell their old stuff that they don't want any more.
I have 173 Pokmon cards but a lot of them are doubles. I would like a Sega Dreamcast but my parents say it's too expensive.
I am going to Florida next month with my family. I think I will be able to buy some of the things I want in America.
Maija Marsh, 10, from Finsbury Park, London
Everyone used to want yo-yos and Tamagotchis and that sort of thing. Now it's Pokmon cards and Gameboy colours.
The things I pester my parents for are: a new bike, books, chocolate, smoked salmon, clothes and a mobile phone.
I think asking for most of these things is reasonable but asking for some, like more books when my bookshelf is about to crack through the middle, is a bit silly.
Dad says I will get the bike when I leave primary school, there's no need for a mobile phone, new books are always arriving in the house, modelling clay will be bought when I have caught up on my writing and painting and we'll get some more chocolate tonight when we do the weekly shopping!
