WITH CAROLE B. RICKS ■
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Should Children Be
Paid For Doing Chores?
Dear Carole,
Should children be paid For
doing chores? - '
Sondra
Dear Sondra,
When children are paid For
doing chores the child may
become confused about his role
as a member of the family.
Payment for chores performed
may be taken as a reward by the
child.
You must decide if it is prac
tical to equally reward all'other
family members with a payment
for each chore performed. If this
practice is practical for every
family member then it is all
right to pay the children to do
Carole
Dear Carole,
Is if okay for young children to
sleep in the same bed together if
tt>ey are brother and sister? fv >
I’lfa not talking about "older
children who are hot yet school
age. I personally don’t see any
thing wrong with it except what
is inside the dirty minds of grown
folks. My daughter-in-law
doesn’t agree and she tells me
- hot to let ray two children sleep
together when they take a nap at
my house. I have told her that
when the children are at my
house, in my care, I’ll decide
how they sleep. Anyway, I know
for a fact that my grandbabies
are sweet and innocent. What
should I tell my daughter-in-law
about this problem. .
A grandma
Dear Grandma,
Tell your daughter-in-law that
you will respect her wishes.
Although you are helping to. take
care "of your grandchildren,
V respect is due to your daughter
in-law as the mother 'of the
children.
There will probably always be
differences in opinion from "one
generation to the next about the
“proper” and “correct” way to
raise a child. Talk to each"other
and try to give reasons to each
other for having your particular
point"of view.
Your daughter-in-law is wise
to say no about letting even a
young Boy and girl sleep
together. It is. important to
understand that curiosity may
overpower innocence with
children"of any age.
Carole
Editor's Note; Carole B.
Ricks, A.C.S.W., is a marriage
and family therapist with a
private practice in (Charlotte,
N.C. If you have personal,
parent-child, ‘or marriage
problems, write to:
Carole’s Corner
P. O. Roc 37107
Charlotte, N.C. 28237
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