He was bad about this because of his grandparents they would always get him something and it made it hard for me to make him understand you done always get what you want 
I'm guessing you're talking about your son?
Yes , when he was about 3 or 4 they would take care of him when I work nights , they were always buying something for him .I tried my best to tell them not to it just makes it hard on me to explain to him why I won't buy him toys .
Parenting is hard, respect to you and your patience