I know this subject is controversial and touchy, but I think it is an important issue to comment on. The idea is that by paying for grades or chores, children are going to be persuaded to study more, do their chores more thoroughly, and if you are really lucky, learn a little money management in the meantime. The logic makes sense, but in practice it tends not to do any of the previously mentioned. If you have a compliant child who tends to be motivated to do well in school

So your child won’t talk about what is making them sad, making them angry, or causing them to act out. You’ve begged, pleaded, threatened, and tried to bribe information out of them. You are not alone. As a parent, your instincts tell you that there is something wrong and your child needs to talk about it. In some ways you may be right, but if you haven’t gotten them to talk yet, ask yourself if your insistence that they talk is damaging your relationship with them. There