We were discussing redoing the house. We even discussed putting a desk in my room. I agreed that that would be nice, but I didn’t think it would happen for at least a month or so. That is, until a couple Friday nights later Mama & Daddy came home from a date with a desk [...]
Four-year-old is eager to read. She’s shown interest in learning, in spurts, over several months. “Well, I can’t read it, so you’ll need to…” While we were on vacation, Nana and the younger girls made a beach Learn to Read book. Nana drew the pictures and authored the story. Seven-year-old colored the illustrations. When four-year-old [...]
We have a system of Service Opportunities in place for our children to earn money. The system allows us to pay a pre-determined amount of money for common household chores. (See The Habit of Rewarding Service)
Several weeks ago, I took our two eldest children on a shopping trip. The eldest girl needed some new clothes. She wanted to shop at a fashion store in an upscale shopping center. She had a 40% off coupon in hand, and was ready to find some bargains.
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