Teaching Kids The Desire To Earn

I use to hate bringing my kids to the shopping centre

. Whenever we'd walk into a store, the kids would always spot one of those "must" haves. Whenever it happened I knew there was no way I was leaving the store unless I dragged the kids out in a screaming tantrum ... or I just gave up and bought what they wanted.

Teaching kids about money is an issue that parent's will all have to think about one day. An important question you will need to consider is how are you going to give the kids the desire to own their own money so that they can become independent - and more importantly stop relying on their parent's to buy stuff for them?

Pay attention the next time your child wants something really badly - because this probably a perfect opportunity to teach them a very valuable lesson - how to save, earn, and work towards their own goals. You need to make sure they understand that a parent's role is to provide a child with the things they need - not things they want.

Your aim is to get your kid to start thinking for themselves - what can I do to earn or save the money I need to buy what I want? To do this you need to focus on creating the mental association between their incredibly strong desires, and brainstorming a plan of action ie. not relying on you to pay for them all the time.

As a loving parent its easy to make the mistake of simply wanting to make your child happy. You buy them their first toy, and they're over the moon. You decide to surprise them for their birthday, and their so excited. Sure there's nothing wrong with making your child happy, but do this enough and they will learn to expect you to buy things for them. Pretty soon you're going to become that parents with the kids who refuse to leave the shops until they get what they want.

Your choices have consequences, so make sure you are aware of the habits your are teaching your child. Take advantage of those little opportunities that arise while they are growing up, and make sure your child learns independence by saving and earning their own desires.

by: David Rokhan

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