My kids are spoilt...
(actually one of my relatives is very versed in matters of child developement and she says "Bullshit , you can't " )
My 11 yrold daughter gets $200 a mth clothes allowance.
She is very responsible though with the management of it and its encouraged her to look after her clothes etc.She tends to know where to buy the best and where cheap and cheerful will suffice.
My 10 yr old boy has two dogs sleeping in his bed and would wear a potatoe sack for ease.His only interest is computers and his animals , he also has a snake ,various fish etc.
Making academic achievement the only criteria would be unfair. My daughter was invited to attend a superbrat program at SFU at 6 , but I refused as how can I say this..oh yeah "fuck that shit"
))I passed Oxbridge exams in England at 15 , as did my bro, and..well , thats a rant for another day.
She gets straight As which in itself is impressive as she is taught only in French , and neither her mother or I am fluent.She now is...nearly.
My eldest boy on the other hand is a stright C student.But he fascinates me with how he thinks and how caring of others and such a conciense he has..
well enough of this rant..
Screw the other two... ;-))
One thing I know about kids...
They will all be running us down at college party one day."they were so strict""They weren't strict enough" blah blah blah...
I am sure whatever one choses to do , Colin, it will be the right thing.
Why am I sure?
The thought that was put into it
(embarassingly long post...I''ll mention $$ now)
;-))