Comments on: Can Good Parenting Save Money? http://www.3princessesmomma.com/2008/10/can-good-parenting-save-money/ One Opinionated Woman's Thoughts on Family, Finance, and Everything Else Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lalena http://www.3princessesmomma.com/2008/10/can-good-parenting-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Lalena Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:26:29 +0000 http://www.3princessesmomma.com/?p=589#comment-813 Ya know, my husband and I got married in 1999, he had 2 children and I had 2 children, and within the first year of being married we had one together. With 5 kids and 2 very different parenting perspectives, he and I finally sat down and came up with a system that made the kids accountable for their actions without us always being the bad guys. Its a point system. All the household chores carry a value and all the fun things in life have a cost, and they can only have as much fun as the amount of work they are willing to put into their lives. I would be happy to send you a copy. We are in the process of having it copyrighted. There is a negotiation to have it printed, but thats a little ways off. Anyway, I don't recommend using it strictly as our method but the idea is to modify it to fit your family. Just a thought, but I get tired of always being the bad guy too, its not any fun. And this lets them know right up front what the consequences for their actions are, and what the possible rewards can be. Good luck with any strategy you choose... parenting is never easy but its well worth it! gg Ya know, my husband and I got married in 1999, he had 2 children and I had 2 children, and within the first year of being married we had one together. With 5 kids and 2 very different parenting perspectives, he and I finally sat down and came up with a system that made the kids accountable for their actions without us always being the bad guys. Its a point system. All the household chores carry a value and all the fun things in life have a cost, and they can only have as much fun as the amount of work they are willing to put into their lives. I would be happy to send you a copy. We are in the process of having it copyrighted. There is a negotiation to have it printed, but thats a little ways off.
Anyway, I don’t recommend using it strictly as our method but the idea is to modify it to fit your family.

Just a thought, but I get tired of always being the bad guy too, its not any fun. And this lets them know right up front what the consequences for their actions are, and what the possible rewards can be.

Good luck with any strategy you choose… parenting is never easy but its well worth it!
gg

]]> By: Momma http://www.3princessesmomma.com/2008/10/can-good-parenting-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Momma Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:01:36 +0000 http://www.3princessesmomma.com/?p=589#comment-809 LOL. But I'm the good cop. I could totally let Wes be the bad cop. I just have no will power. Thanks for the commiseration. Now to find my spine... I think I had it around here somewhere. LOL. But I’m the good cop. I could totally let Wes be the bad cop. I just have no will power. Thanks for the commiseration. Now to find my spine… I think I had it around here somewhere.

]]> By: Emily http://www.3princessesmomma.com/2008/10/can-good-parenting-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Emily Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:19:18 +0000 http://www.3princessesmomma.com/?p=589#comment-808 You know, this is the part of parenting that really sucks. Knowing there's something fun for your kids to do, but taking a stand against it because they haven't pulled their weight. It's something I bump up against fairly regularly. Factor in a more tolerant hubby, and you ALWAYS come out playing "Bad Cop". I don't have any words of inspiration, but I certainly commiserate. Best of luck! You know, this is the part of parenting that really sucks. Knowing there’s something fun for your kids to do, but taking a stand against it because they haven’t pulled their weight. It’s something I bump up against fairly regularly. Factor in a more tolerant hubby, and you ALWAYS come out playing “Bad Cop”. I don’t have any words of inspiration, but I certainly commiserate. Best of luck!

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