Guest guest Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 How we handled gimmee gimmee gimmee, We sat down our kids and told them how much it costs to have lights , house, cable, etc. Then said what we had left over then we gave them little chores to earn a little money so they could buy themselves stuff. To our surprise they saved their money for things they really wanted and the gimmee gimmee gimmee ceased. le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Great idea, le! Every once in awhile I mention how much a utility bill was for the month or how much we spent at the grocery store for one week, and the eyes in both of my kids' heads get big (NT and Aspergers!) From: le Ennis <ennisdanielle75@...> Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 11:50:58 AMSubject: ( ) Re: Gimmee How we handled gimmee gimmee gimmee, We sat down our kids and told them how much it costs to have lights , house, cable, etc. Then said what we had left over then we gave them little chores to earn a little money so they could buy themselves stuff. To our surprise they saved their money for things they really wanted and the gimmee gimmee gimmee ceased. le Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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