In addition, Mom needs to consider whether she wants her son to get the material things he asks for whenever he asks. It's far better to be honest with your child about money, saying that sometimes we have to wait for things that are expensive, even if we really want them, and that even Santa can't always bring children what they want exactly when they want it. Many times the money conflicts arise because parents worry or feel guilty that they can't provide for their kids as well as their ex can. Maybe he's always taking the children to Disneyland, or she has a bigger house with a pool, or he just bought them roller blades. This can be hard to swallow, but children are very good at differentiating between emotional support and material gain.
Children know when their affections are being bought.
I grew up in a divorced home, and whenever my mom wouldn't buy me something I wanted, I'd call my dad. He usually came through for me because back in those days, he had more money. I didn't think that he was nicer or better than my mom for doing it, though. I just used it as a way to get what I wanted. He used to buy me big presents for Christmas and my birthday too, and my mom always used to accuse him of trying to buy my love.