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Students Racking Up Cafeteria Debt
And, parents cannot opt out, as a father learned while trying to control the amount of chocolate milk his son drank. The father let him get chocolate milk as a treat, when he behaved well, but with the kiddie cafeteria credit card, he was getting it as often as he wanted, along with other expenditures his father didn't approve of. While I don't agree with using food as a behavioral incentive, as that -- in my opinion -- can elevate the value of certain types of food, potentially encouraging bad eating habits in the future, I fully support his right to make dietary choices for his child. The story also brought out the element of a new type of lunch money stealing, the fraudulent use of other children's pin numbers. I suspect, judging from the amount of outstanding cafeteria debt the schools using this method are having to try to collect, that market forces will resolve the matter in the end, because I'm sure I'm not the only parent that would decide that, if I am refused when I want to opt out of cafeteria credit for my child, then any further charges are not my problem, not after I said no.
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Amazing, I talk about finances with my three year old...I see this as a failure on the parents side and schools. Besides, while the state exists, use their laws. No child under 18 can sign a contract, tell em to shove it, your taxes already pay for that.
You, too? How cool. That was the same age I began with mine. I have never -- not one time -- had an "I want" tantrum in a store. We've always discussed how much things cost in terms of both time and money -- it costs this much and it takes this long to earn that much, do we as a family think that is a worthy investment of our time and money? We've always discussed the expenditure priority list. I agree with you wholeheartedly about the parental failure here. For me, it starts with having them in public school to start with, ha ha ha. And, you raise an excellent point about minors and contracts. Thank you for taking the time to comment and have a great day.
I have had those tantrums, however, she was talking at 18 months and not really comprehending much in the way of earn, spend etc., ;)
I am a huge fan however, of the you earn your keep approach. I remember times as a child when I went to bed without dinner because I failed to do my chores...a far more beneficial approach than spanking was (at least in my mind) ;)
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I have had those tantrums, however, she was talking at 18 months and not really comprehending much in the way of earn, spend etc., ;)
I am a huge fan however, of the you earn your keep approach. I remember times as a child when I went to bed without dinner because I failed to do my chores...a far more beneficial approach than spanking was (at least in my mind) ;)