By Guardian Angel
Money is the reason why we are working hard. As a parent, we will do everything just to earn money in order to give to our children their needs. We also tend to sacrifice a lot of things in order to earn good money, including time for our children. This is one of the good reasons why we should teach our children to value money. We do not want our effort to work be wasted. Another good reason is that they can use what they have learned when it is already time for them to work. If they learn early, they can easily get used to it. So when your child starts to understand that money is being used to buy things, you can use these helpful tips to teach your child:
Tell him about your work
Frequently telling stories about your work and how hard it is will somehow stick to his mind that money should be handled properly. When your child sees that you are tired from work, he will start to understand that earning money is not a joke. It is also advisable to make him understand how a simple business works and let him analyze how money is being circulated. In addition, he will also feel that you are doing all the best you can to provide his needs.
Let your child budget his money
Another effective way is to give exact money for his one-week allowance instead of giving it daily. Explain to him how much he should spend everyday so that the money will just fit for the whole week. If he used his money for unnecessary things, let him suffer the consequences instead of giving additional money. Let him study how to save money by simply not buying luxurious things. As he grows with it, you will not be only saving money but you are also teaching him to responsible.
Let him work for it
Although it is not proper to allow your child to work, there are some simple ways where you can teach him how to work hard to earn money. Now that your teenager can do simple household activities, require her to do the dishes and give money in return. However, you must be careful in motivating your child. She might misinterpret the difference between a reward and money as exchange for a hard work. If you fail to do so, there might come a time that your child will only do it because of money.
Show the bad effect
Use the media to provide samples to motivate your child further. Let him see for himself the bad effect if he will not learn to handle money properly. Allowing him to see the latest news about poverty and high inflation rate will make him somehow realize that he is lucky enough to enjoy his status. If he sees a group of children as young as him, but struggling hard to make a living, he will be afraid that he will be joining them someday if he will not value money.
Set a good example
I have always been mentioning this in almost all my posts. Say what you do, and do what you say. If your child sees that you are spending money for non-valuable things, you cannot force him on something that you do not do. There is really nothing wrong with enjoying your hard-earned money, as long as you have extra money for it. However, if you do not explain it well to your child, he will find it hard to understand it. Enjoying is very much different with wasting.
Although money cannot buy everything, it is still the main source of our daily needs and children should realize that as early as possible.
Article Source: http://www.articlehighlight.com
I am a Filipino engineer who found himself more comfortable in writing letters instead of numbers, and interacting with humans rather than machines. For more tips about child care, health, growth and development, safety, and education and all about effective parenting, please feel free to visit Effective Parenting Tips at www.whatparentsshouldrealize.blogspot.com.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Are You Listening To The Heart And Soul of Your Child?
By Connie Allen
Everyone struggles with how to respond to behavior they experience as difficult in other people. Even though we don't usually think of it, all of our difficulties with behavior are about emotions. They are about all of the emotions involved--ours and the other person's.
In our society, we don't pay much attention to our emotions, and as a result, we can feel pretty lost when situations become emotional. Generally, we are taught to suppress our emotions, especially the negative ones, such as anger, sadness, irritation and grief.
Many people believe their emotions get them into trouble. This is often true because they don't know how to lovingly and wisely handle their own uncomfortable emotions or someone else's.
We like to believe we are rational beings and that our choices and actions are based purely on reason and common sense. Research shows us something else. We make choices based on our emotions and then use our intellect to find rational reasons to explain why we made the choice we did.
Our emotions are at the heart and soul of who we are and what we say and do. They are a powerful force within us that we try to control, rather than listening to them and valuing their importance in our life.
We usually perceive all behavioral difficulties as strictly behavior and fail to see the emotional connection beneath the surface. You may believe you need to control and manage your child's behavior when she acts inappropriately.
But what I've seen is when you try to manage your child's behavior without considering what's happening with her emotionally, it seldom works in the long run. It's your child's emotions that drive her behavior and choices. When you learn to read and understand what is happening with your child emotionally, then you have the insight to make informed, wise, compassionate choices that support your child's emotional and spiritual well-being.
Your child's emotional stress can also be expressed physically in the lack of well-being in his body. The physical and emotional have a strong connection within all of us. You may even seek a doctor's advice for emotional problems that seem to be physical in nature. Emotional distress can be expressed in many ways in children, including eating problems, nervous habits, illness, and injury due to accidents.
The essential key to bring out the best in your child physically and behaviorally is to nurture his emotional and spiritual wholeness. Then he freely expresses his natural desire and ability to relate harmoniously with you. His soul essence shines brightly and he easily shares his magnificent gifts with life.
Love Joyously!
When you see your child struggling or misbehaving, take a step back and consider what is happening with her emotionally. Do not see the problem as only a behavioral or physical concern. Ask yourself, *What might my child be experiencing emotionally right now?*
You have within you a natural ability to nurture your child's emotional and spiritual wholeness. Decide to place your emphasis and focus here with your child and yourself. When you look beneath the surface to the heart and soul of your child, problems disappear and you and your child flourish in wonderful ways you didn't know were possible!
Article Source: http://www.articlehighlight.com
Connie Allen, M.A. of Joy with Children. Connie helps parents and educators who are unsure how to best empower their child. For information on how you can nurture the joyous inner spirit of children, subscribe to her free e-newsletter "Joy with Children". Visit her blog.
Everyone struggles with how to respond to behavior they experience as difficult in other people. Even though we don't usually think of it, all of our difficulties with behavior are about emotions. They are about all of the emotions involved--ours and the other person's.
In our society, we don't pay much attention to our emotions, and as a result, we can feel pretty lost when situations become emotional. Generally, we are taught to suppress our emotions, especially the negative ones, such as anger, sadness, irritation and grief.
Many people believe their emotions get them into trouble. This is often true because they don't know how to lovingly and wisely handle their own uncomfortable emotions or someone else's.
We like to believe we are rational beings and that our choices and actions are based purely on reason and common sense. Research shows us something else. We make choices based on our emotions and then use our intellect to find rational reasons to explain why we made the choice we did.
Our emotions are at the heart and soul of who we are and what we say and do. They are a powerful force within us that we try to control, rather than listening to them and valuing their importance in our life.
We usually perceive all behavioral difficulties as strictly behavior and fail to see the emotional connection beneath the surface. You may believe you need to control and manage your child's behavior when she acts inappropriately.
But what I've seen is when you try to manage your child's behavior without considering what's happening with her emotionally, it seldom works in the long run. It's your child's emotions that drive her behavior and choices. When you learn to read and understand what is happening with your child emotionally, then you have the insight to make informed, wise, compassionate choices that support your child's emotional and spiritual well-being.
Your child's emotional stress can also be expressed physically in the lack of well-being in his body. The physical and emotional have a strong connection within all of us. You may even seek a doctor's advice for emotional problems that seem to be physical in nature. Emotional distress can be expressed in many ways in children, including eating problems, nervous habits, illness, and injury due to accidents.
The essential key to bring out the best in your child physically and behaviorally is to nurture his emotional and spiritual wholeness. Then he freely expresses his natural desire and ability to relate harmoniously with you. His soul essence shines brightly and he easily shares his magnificent gifts with life.
Love Joyously!
When you see your child struggling or misbehaving, take a step back and consider what is happening with her emotionally. Do not see the problem as only a behavioral or physical concern. Ask yourself, *What might my child be experiencing emotionally right now?*
You have within you a natural ability to nurture your child's emotional and spiritual wholeness. Decide to place your emphasis and focus here with your child and yourself. When you look beneath the surface to the heart and soul of your child, problems disappear and you and your child flourish in wonderful ways you didn't know were possible!
Article Source: http://www.articlehighlight.com
Connie Allen, M.A. of Joy with Children. Connie helps parents and educators who are unsure how to best empower their child. For information on how you can nurture the joyous inner spirit of children, subscribe to her free e-newsletter "Joy with Children". Visit her blog.
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