The poor are poor, the rich are rich

Chapter 74 2 Let the children understand that money is earned through labor
No.16 Chapter 2 Let children understand that money must be exchanged for labor
Where did the money come from?In the eyes of adults, this seems to be a seemingly simple but actually very complicated issue, but children will have different understandings of this, and what parents have to do is to teach children to realize that money is exchanged for labor. Every penny of the money is exchanged by parents through hard work. It is beneficial for them to study and work diligently in the future if they understand the principle of "you get what you sow" from an early age.

In order to let children understand that "money is exchanged for labor", children can be asked to do some simple tasks.And give the children a certain amount of remuneration according to the workload, and let them use the remuneration as their own pocket money to buy what they want.In this way, children will work hard to save for the things they want, and learn to consider whether they need these things, which is much more effective than telling them what to buy and what not to buy.

Children are born with a sense of comparison and will ask questions such as: "Why does Mao Mao's family have a car and our family does not?" At this time, parents should not perfuse their children with answers like "Maomao's family has money and our family has no money". Instead, we should respect the questions raised by the child, tell him what kind of work Maomao's parents do and what kind of income they get, and what kind of work they do and what kind of income they get. Don't deliberately hide the family's income from the child, let the child understand It is not easy for parents to earn money through work, so children will form a preliminary awareness of "our family has no money, so I can't spend it randomly".

Parents need not feel ashamed if their children envy the material life of richer families. They can use this opportunity to tell their children that different jobs will have different benefits, and that job opportunities are not exactly the same for everyone.It can also be illustrated by the example that the reward for washing a bowl is [-] cents, while the reward for cleaning a bicycle is [-] yuan.Let children understand that only hardworking people will have good jobs when the opportunity is right, and get paid accordingly.It should also let them know that no matter how much they earn, as long as it is earned by their own hard work, it is something to be proud of.

There are many opportunities for children to understand that "money is earned through labor". If conditions permit, you can take your child to your workplace to have a look and tell him that his father (mother) earns money through such labor; When a child goes to the street, he sees traffic policemen, cleaners, administrators of bicycle parking places, salespersons in supermarkets...you can tell him that these people are all working, so that they will earn money every month. When it comes to money, people who don't work have no money, and they have to work to earn money when they grow up.In this way, children will have a deeper understanding of "money is earned through labor", and will cherish the money in their hands more and more, which is very important for cultivating children's financial management skills.

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