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I don't "bribe" my boys, but I've told them for every "A" they bring home on their report cards, it was $20....never expecting my 12 yr. old to bring home straight "A's"!....And the 14 yr. old 2 "A's"....
So it's gotten quite expensive!...Now, I tell them it's their choice to pick a place to go out to eat!...
I encourage my boys to always "take care of their business" FIRST...such as cleaning their room, brushing their teeth, garbage, liter box...whatever chore is assigned...and I don't pay them, before going to the mall or hanging with friends.
They make their own $$ mowing lawns and washing cars, picking up debris/tree limbs in yards, etc. They find ways to make $$ for whatever they want, and of course at times I will chip in.
I just don't believe in "paying" a child for something that he should do anyhow! And that will follow him in later years. They have to work, and not expect a "hand out" in life....
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