As my eldest has grown, we are learning financial literacy (she has a budget binder) and I am allowing her some money and the space to make her own decisions. It has become readily apparent that money and the accumulation of things don't motivate her. My youngest, on the other hand, is open to chore challenges and loves to earn stickers so he can convert them to cash.
I love this about her, but it presents a challenge in this season. Her sibling is louder, younger, and more emotionally dependent. He is getting the lion's share of my family time. All whilst she desires more time with friends and on her own. It would be easy to leave her to her own devices. But what matters to her is connection - this is probably magnified through the lens of 'teenaging', she is still working out what her place in the world is, how she belongs.
With Valentine's Day coming up I wanted to give each of my children a letter (we have the cutest letterbox) so I have designed her this tea time card so she can hand it to me and I can be gently reminded when we she needs some quality time together.
I thought you might like a copy - you can download it here
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