Parents use various parenting methods for their children. Some are considered correct, while others are controversial. Likewise with the results. Some are more, some less. So not every method will work for everyone. To teach her children how to properly manage money, a mother came up with an unusual idea.
The mother of three children came up with an unusual idea. He charges his children fees
Samantha Bird, who operates on TikTok under the pseudonym @samanthabirdshiloh, shared with Internet users in one of the videos that she decided to “charge her children with rent and utilities.” Three school-age children (6, 8 and 9 years old) are to learn how to manage money at an early stage of life. The Bird children receive a weekly allowance, but they must spend part of it on rent, utilities and groceries. So their mother takes a small portion from them periodically to pay the bills.
We increased the boys’ allowances so they could pay ‘sham’ bills. I want them to feel responsible and learn to manage their expenses in a safe environment.
The unconventional method was widely criticized by Internet users. There was also plenty of praise
The recording has collected approximately 6 million views. In it, Bird explains that the boys “are paid $6 each week. One dollar a week is expected to go towards their expenses.” Then, on the first day of each month, they pay $1 for rent, $1 for groceries and $1 for utilities. Bird writes everything down with her children in a special notebook so that each of them can track the budget. Not everyone liked the method used by the woman. Opponents commented:
They are too young for this. They are likely to become obsessed with money and worry excessively about it. I speak from experience.
Children at this age absolutely do not need to learn about expenses and bills. This is the perfect way to create financial anxiety.
There was also a large group of people praising Bird’s actions.
At what age did you start it? I think this is a great way to learn financial responsibility.
At first I thought, wow, this is ridiculous. then I thought I wished I had learned this at some point in my life.
Source: Gazeta
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