Child soliciting money from acquaintances for personal hobby
🌱 parentingsocial problemSingle report ●●●●●
A parent is concerned because their 11-year-old child solicited money from acquaintances at an event to fund fish for a new aquarium, and the parent is unsure how to address the behavior or handle the collected funds.
What people do today
- Discussing the incident with the child
- Considering donating the money to charity
- Attempting to identify donors to return funds
🔧 Fix this
Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:
- A guide or workshop curriculum for parents on teaching children about financial boundaries and social etiquette regarding money.
- A role-playing app or card game that helps children practice navigating social situations and understanding the appropriateness of asking for money.
- A template for parents to use when explaining the value of money and the concept of 'begging' versus 'earning' to pre-teens.
Real voices
“Most people at the event were either friends, friends of friends or acquaintances... our kid apparently started asking people for money to fund fish for his new aquarium.”
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