Is your child demanding more pocket money, but you can't afford it financially?
Will your explanations about the lack of money help your child? Unlikely.
How can I explain this to my child correctly and not offend him? Or maybe I should satisfy his desire and deny myself something?
What to do if a child asks for money
More often than not, it happens that a child asks for a larger amount in order to not be different from his friends, who receive more pocket money.
There are two options:
1. Give the amount that the child asks for, but you risk corrupting the teenager and will not educate him at all;
2. Or you will have to explain all the details why you are giving only this amount. The explanations must be correct, convincing, so as not to set the child against you.
Therefore, the method of refusal with a sharp "no!" or "be glad that at least you have this!" is prohibited here.
You can, of course, explain that you have a small salary, explain all your expenses, and this will not be superfluous, but the explanations must be clear and accessible to the child's mind.
So, you've received a request to give out a large sum of money. Think about it, can you really give out more money?
If so, offer your child this option: you will continue to give the same amount that you gave, and you will put the difference between the amount of pocket money that your child’s peers earn in a piggy bank in order to purchase the desired bicycle or other desired item.
If you really can't give out a large sum of money through your small budget, then you can't avoid talking about wealth and poverty.
You will have to explain why people are divided into rich and poor, why someone has a higher salary, in addition
You can motivate your child to study for a better future, and also reassure them that there is nothing shameful about poverty.
If talking doesn't help, try giving the child the amount he asks for, but tell him that on the way home he should buy bread, sour cream, potatoes, and the like.
This way you will explain to the child that money is distributed not only according to the child’s wishes, but also according to the needs of the family.
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