Journal Entry 1

Ages 2-4 is the point of a child’s life where their basic motor developmental skills start to occur. Throughout this time frame, many children learn the task of walking, talking, potty training, how to feed themselves, understand the difference between right and wrong and most even start to attend pre-school. So, why shouldn’t they also learn how to fend for themselves at this age? A mother lion basically starts to teach her cub how to hunt at 3 months old. So, ages 5-6 seems like a pretty reasonable age for our children to get an experience of the work force. Just as they are able to comprehend the difference between what is right and wrong, it should also be easy to grasp the concept of being on time for your job or being unemployed. Learning the essence of time and working for their own money at this tender age will allow habits such as appreciation, care and conservation to become second nature. Also being exposed this early, allows for our children to be responsible in case their parent(s) should fall upon hard times, they wouldn’t have to worried about what the outcome would be for their child/children. As they are financially stable and will be able to take charge of their household until their parents are back on their feet. With our kids being the breadwinner of the family, parents are now able to enter early retirement or even use their weekends to enjoy play dates with other parents in the vicinity.