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an employee who has not stake in making home better.

No!- emphatically- no bribery at all is key to children's understanding. At first they may complain that they are not being paid like their friends, but later they will see that the little amount of work they are contributing to the home is making everyone happy. They will see the smiles on the faces of their moms and dads. It will become second nature to them to pitch in and help.

On the other hand, it has been noted that children who must be paid every time they even lift a finger to help out, the work the done in a poor fashion. They do it hastily and with an attitude. If they don't get paid the amount they want, matters become worse, and some parents have demands and mild threats if they don't pay up. "Who is the boss?" is the dominant question. Children who have to be paid to wash dishes, sweep the floor, take out the trash, mow the lawn, clean their rooms, help a neighbor, or even make the table, for cash begin to see these chores with separate price tags attached to them. One such child accepted $25.00 from an elderly lady of 80 to wash and vacuum her van, and still he never washed it. The poor lady was upset to say the least. The same child refused to help a sick woman by mowing her lawn for free. He wanted to charge the woman $10.00 for a lawn that took only 20 minutes to mow. It was truly disgusting!

Society will discover that children soon become grownups. If they grow up charging for everything they do, they will soon become sadly disappointed. They will find themselves isolated on an island of selfishness and people will see them for who they are. It is therefore up to parents to help their children understand the message of giving time and energy unselfishly. Later, as they mature and join the labor force where they have to get out there and earn their own keep, they will appreciate the fact that their parents gave them more than they could ever receive- dignity, work ethics, and the understanding that they must lift their fair share in life to be successful. This pay is priceless!

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