Dance of Abundance 2

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Let’s take a little diversion here. Many wealthy people teach
their children, in a supportive way, how to work toward a goal
such as buying a bicycle. The parent could easily afford the
bike, but the parent is making a decision to teach their child
a lesson that will be useful in life. “Let’s teach our child a life
skill!”
The parent proposes something like this, “When you clean your
room every day, you get $1.00. When you clean your room
every day for 60 days, you’ll have $60 and can buy the bike!”
The parent will match the $60 and the child can purchase a
$100 bike. (Remember the tax!)
This way the child realizes the value of working for something,
and the child also learns that he or she can have everything
he or she dreams of having if they save, for example, or find a
supported method to achieve their desires. All it takes is being
willing to become creative and find ways to make a situation
work. The child also learns how to negotiate, in this case with
the parent.
In a healthy family, the child comes to the parent with their
dream, and the parent offers support and possibilities, and
fosters the child’s creativity to learn how it would be possible
to have the dream materialize. These are wealthy people,