I have to say my life is so enjoyable I chuckle at anything & everything. It never ceases to amaze me with what people come up with as answers to how they talk about money ( which most do not by the way ) with their children and there are a variety of common answers.
One that keeps cropping up especially after Christmas is rather worrying and it's the one where children really do seem to think money grows on trees, or perhaps not trees exactly but because from their point of view it comes EASILY and FREQUENTLY they do not seem to attach any thoughts about effort and reward.
In the "old days" ( and I'm not that old myself) we were brought up to realise that you exchanged something in return for receiving money and you never forgot to say thank you. All too often these days I see no effort on the children's part to have money come their way,it's usually just handed to them on a plate by their kind hearted, hard working busy parents. Next time you feel compelled to simply silence a request for what is basically a "hand out" - find a way in which to involve your child in the process that in order to receive the money they must first offer to do something of value before they receive it.
Until next time, best wishes Diane
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