Set Goals

"Teach your children that striving for nice things is acceptable if they understand the hard work that is necessary to buy the items they want" (Ellis 2).​ Setting the goal to earn money is perfectly acceptable; however, make sure that you child does not relate their self-worth to material things. Rewarding a child monetarily gives them an understanding of working for want. They will learn that if they want a new/expensive item, their parents aren't going to just hand it to them without cause. To teach kids this you can make them a chart to show how much money they will have to earn on a weekly basis to obtain an item they may want by a particular date. Also, if you want, you can add to their fund for an extra reward.