Earn It, Learn It : Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work, and Time Well Spent (Paperback)
by Alisa T. Weinstein

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What Experts Say:

"A clever and fun way to teach your kids the true value of money." -Jen Singer, author of You're a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren't So Bad, Either)

"Great concept, great lessons, and every family can implement these ideas." -Lori Mackey, founder of Prosperity4Kids.com

"The Earn My Keep philosophy is so creative and innovative and I love the message it promotes: that hard work and money earned have value-a notion that seems to have lost its strength for our youth over the past couple decades." -Allison K. Chase, PhD, clinical psychologist specializing in children, adolescents, and families

"Addresses the sense of entitlement that so many of today's children have by instilling a sense of responsibility for their own wealth and career choices through creative play." -Susan Heim, coauthor/editor, Chicken Soup for the Soul series

The easy-to-do twist on traditional allowance that's wowing parents across the country

The program featured in Earn It, Learn It is the only one that lets kids ages four through twelve earn by doing "real" jobs. Your child will learn from folks like a: Toy Designer from Crayola Curator from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Zoologist from the Saint Louis Zoo

Teach your kid the difference between making the bed as a member of the family and earning a living in the real world. Expose your child to art, manners, math, and more. And build a foundation for a lifelong love of learning and fiscal independence.

All while having fun

 
 
 
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  • ISBN-13: 9781402242076
  • ISBN-10: 1402242077
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks
  • Publish Date: January 2011
  • Page Count: 376
  • Reading Level: Ages 1-UP

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Books > Family & Relationships > Parenting - Child Rearing
Books > Business & Economics > Personal Finance - Money Management

 
 
 
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  • Reviewed in: Publishers Weekly, page .
  • Review Date: 2010-11-15
  • Reviewer: Staff

The author, a mother of two with a background in marketing, has devised a creative system for helping children understand the value of money while learning about careers. Maintaining that many kids assume that money grows on trees, with "gimme" as a mainstay in their vocabularies, Weinstein presents an alternative allowance program. Children four to 12 select from 50 careers and parents guide them as they choose from more than 950 activities, ranging from "shadowing" a professional archeologist to learning how to analyze products like a UX researcher. In return for completing their career assignments, children get financial compensation (the author leaves the exact amount in the hands of the parent) from parents. Children still complete household duties such as making their beds, but the allowance comes from the "Earn My Keep" tasks only. While the book is a treasure trove of innovative and imaginative activities, readers may wonder how busy kids will find time to add to their already packed schedules. Weinstein asserts, however, that many of the tasks (which are icon-coded by type, from simple to complex) can be managed in small amounts of time. Skeptical readers may also wish that examples of families that have successfully used the system had been interwoven. (Jan.)

 
 
 
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