With Guest Melissa Disharoon
Though her husband and sister were skeptical of the dollar amount, guest Melissa Disharoon took the leap to a much larger Breakthrough Allowance for her three teenagers. She soon discovered that she was saving money with this new approach. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including the stark money differences among her three kids, two of whom are twins.
“The hand that gives, gathers.”
— Swedish proverb
Here are a few of the themes we touch on:
- Stepping up your child’s allowance at any time even if the basic allowance doesn’t seem to be working
- The importance of consistency and parental partners’ aligning their goals
- Dealing with kids who are dipping into each others’ jars
- Hemorrhaging cash as the tipping point that led to a restart allowance
- People’s expressing shock at the size of your child’s allowance…until they realize that it’s saving you money
- Getting past money guilt and shame so that these emotions don’t keep you from implementing an effective program
- Putting the shame aside and talking to your kids, as these actions protect them as they get older
Books and video referenced:
- The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
- Parenting with Love & Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
- Brene Brown TED Talk About Shame
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