This is the Beggar’s Bowl,

The weekly edition of my podcast                                                                          

Wherein I highlight one financial principle of the new life

And beg for spare change.

Children need a healthy sense of low.

If raised with too much, they come to expect it.

Many a marriage has been ruined 

By a partner whose expectations were set too high.

For this reason, set boundaries around the things that they possess.

But do not say that they cannot have a thing,

Only that they cannot have all things.

One way to do this is with space.

You might give the child a small space in which to put their treasures.

The only rules: that they keep it clean and organized

And that their possessions fit within the space allowed.

If a new treasure doesn’t fit, look at the old.

Is there an unloved thing that can go?

If not then consider a slightly larger space. But be firm.  

Teach them to keep only those things that they use and cherish

If done with love, and patience,

The children will self-regulate 

And grow into an understanding 

Of what is important to them.

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