The last blog on soda pop being a treat churned up a bunch of interesting comments. Most people agree that there's too much pop drinking going on! But if we all agree, then what can we do about our kids and their expectations?
I think one of the most important ways to curb the "entitlement" mentality is to create a spending plan (not a budget, these are two different things; budgets never work) and put it on the fridge. My spouse and I use it to control children's whining. It's wonderful. When they think they need something, we just point to the plan, which clearly outlines what's coming in and exactly what's going out (and which spouse is responsible for what). The silence is deafening then. The teenagers all have jobs. Numbers do not lie.
It's Nice That We All Agree Soda is a Treat But Now What Are We Going to Do?
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I spend a lot of time talking to the kids about sugar and fake additives...my son actually gets hives from some food colorings so he knows non natural may be bad.
And this morning he was reading the back of a juice container (kid is worse than momma about having to have something to read!) and he called out "wow one thing of juice has 23 grams of sugar!" I told him that is why we try not to drink to much.
So I figure if he still turns out a pop drinker when he is older it wont be from lack of knowledge about the health troubles.
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