Motivational Monday and Music -Setting the Flow

The waterfall at Sungei Lembing

During our recent vacation to Malaysia we stopped by one of the waterfalls that were in Kuantan. It was a really majestic sight seeing water plummeting down from above. It was really captivating just listening to the sound of the water hitting against the rocks below.I found it really therapeutic as watching the water flowing down seems to help ease away any stresses of the day.

There will many people soaking in the clear spring water at the bottom of the waterfall. We gave it a miss as the water was really very cold and the washing facilities there were not really that sanitary.

Looking at the water cascading from above reminded me of the purity of the source of the water and how important to let the source remain clean and free from pollutants as it makes it way downstream.

The brains of our kids are like sponges absorbing all that is taught to them from birth. It is really important to filter what they learn and give them the “purest” education possible. No doubt it is impossible to keep them away from the evils of the modern world but to brace them with the proper support through spirituality education .

My kids need to know the basic of right from wrong and know how to thoroughly access any situation which they are in before making any life altering decisions. With me and their teachers giving then the best guidance that we can they will be able to remain as pure as spring water and give them a head start in life.

January 12, 2013

Earn It, Learn it: Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work and Time Well Spent

Dominique Book Review, Parenting and Kids

Book cover

Earn It, Learn It: Teach Your Child the Value of Money, Work, and Time Well Spent (Earn My Keep Allowance Program) by Alisa T Weinstein is a book with lots of practical knowledge for kids.

In this book Alisa advocates that your child choose a career and get paid for it like a salaried worker instead of simply giving him an allowance.

Your child is to do the following

1. Select his own career from the list of careers or spell out his own preferred career.

2. Pick the tasks from the selected career and carry them out.

3. Be paid for their effort in executing the tasks.

The task for the chosen career can be pecked at your child’s ability level. Monkey boy chose the career as an accountant as one of the careers which he would like to try.

I’ll be letting him try the suggested activity of using the abacus to calculate the cost of a field trip. He would have to list what he had to pay for and the cost for each item before using the abacus to add up the cost to find the total cost of the trip.

I will also let him do some simple budgeting with the household grocery account for the next few months.

My thoughts

I find the tips given in Alisa’s book excellent and it does seem more reasonable for the child to learn how to earn his keep. I find that it is an excellent way for a child to learn about different professions and try them out at this stage. By working they will not take money for granted and be more prudent in their expenditure. It is a great way for kids to learn.

You can purchase a copy of this book for @$10 from Amazon

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own.
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