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Post by Zee on Jun 28, 2024 15:47:29 GMT
OP personally the best way for these kids to learn is to have them face the natural consequence of not being able to attend class. They'll learn that they have to do what needs to be done. Sorry you have to deal with the chaos this will cause. Oh they will figure out in just a few days!! LOL... the ones that I am waiting on have already been placed on hold. If they are trying to see their classes they won't be able to access it, forcing them to contact us. I will say there are MANY students who are angels. They get it done and well on their way. Even if there are issues, they get right in there and fix it. I love those kids. Thankfully they outnumber the ones that I want to whoop them. I will say I'm not the perfect parent and all that. I'm horrible with finances.. I struggle ALL the time. It's just something that just doesn't click with me. But I told my kids they have to learn this stuff on their own, cause I am a lost cause on some of this grown up stuff. lol... I remember my middle, who is 27 now, still wanted me to call the doctor's office for her after she turned 18. She HATED to do that kind of stuff. I remember sitting with her making her do the call on her own and just prompting her with answers if needed. it's how they learn and soon enough she did all those things on her own. Same with son although he always done his own thing. My kids make their own appointments but they always want to discuss with me first so that they know what to ask, say, or do. That way they know best how to advocate for themselves, so I'm always there to advise. I have gone with DD over the age of 18 to a Dr visit per her request, just for moral support. I waited out front and then went back to talk to the doctor with her when she sent for me. It's been my life's mission to make them do the hard things for themselves, because DH wants to take away any and all discomforts from their lives and it's long been a balancing act. |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 28, 2024 18:55:14 GMT
We started our kids off early (age 3) with money. They had a savings and an allowance. They earned $ through chores. It was amazing how motivating this was for our kids. I can think of only two weeks that a kiddo didn't get the full amount in over 7 years. Then they were encouraged to start a business and by around 4th grade and began lawn mowing. In a year, they expanded to the whole neighborhood and my neighbors were thrilled to pay my kids $20-$30 a week as opposed to $40-$60 for a lawn mowing service. They could make more money than their friends who worked all year. At twelve, we also introduced them to the stock market and they each got $500 to invest. They continue to make investments weekly as adults. They were given money for school lunches and I bought their clothes for them. My point is that it is the parents who put their kids in a positive or negative position for dealing with money. If you start them early and are consistent, they can easily learn to make a budget, pay taxes, save etc. They just see it as something they need to do to succeed. If they were raised with a parent who is more likely to do everything for them or save them whenever they need it, you have kids who are a little bit helpless. I know people say schools should teach all of this, but if you wait until high school to teach kids about money, it just isn't instilled in them like it is when you start very young. My kids had their college paid for by us. We did the college tour with them, but once school started and they were moved into the dorms, I expected that they communicated it all to me. Thankfully they both were good about taking financial situations seriously. The Pea-est answer I have ever read. Congratulations! Signed, The Grasshopper Ten years! |
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