So Aurora LOVES band-aids. She is addicted to them and thinks she needs them for every little tiny scratch! This can get expensive! At one point she was getting up to five a day and putting them on. So I implemented a new rule; no band-aids unless you are bleeding! This did not make Aurora happy. She begged and begged for band-aids all of the time.
During this time we have also been learning about money. The difference between the coins, how much they are, etc. So I came up with a bright idea - if you are bleeding, a band-aid is free. If you aren't, each one costs 10 cents.
She was pretty gung-ho about this for a while, and happily gave me a dime (or two nickels, or a quarter and get change back) each time she wanted one. Until her change started running low...then we had the following conversation:
Me: I see you have two new band-aids on; you owe me 20 cents
Aurora: Ok let me get it
:Goes to bedroom and returns:
Aurora: I'm almost out of money, you are going to take all of my money!
Me: You are going to take all of my band-aids! They are not free to me; they cost me money too.
Aurora: Ohhhh....ok
And since then she has taken it easy on the band-aids. She's also figuring how to get a better deal. Today she said to me, "Mom, instead of using your band-aids I am going to save my money and buy my own box. I'll get a lot more and can do whatever I want with them."
4 comments:
That's GREAT! I'm gonna have to remember that one of these days...probably sooner rather than later at the rate we're going with our growing boy. :)
what a great idea!! and a smart girl :)
You see, these are the things I need to know about parenting :)
Awesome! Good job, Mom!!!
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