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[quote=Anonymous]I totally hear you! I think this is a trend overall in society, but it's even more awful from within your family.

Have you tried talking with you family about this directly? Do you know what their motivation is with giving these types of rewards? Do you generally have a good relationship with them? Are you certain they really are giving money to your nephew?

If you have a decent relationship, I think it's worth a heart-to-heart and an explanation that your kid is working really, really hard, and that grades really don't matter in life as much as grit.

Also consider the vague possibility that your nephew has some challenges you don't really understand - that actually, he is really naturally able to achieve good grades, but maybe he isn't very motivated to do so, and this money is actually an attempt to motivate a kid who might otherwise be not living up to his full potential. It sounds like your kid - fantastically - is self-motivated to work toward achieving their own fullest potential. Maybe that's not the case, so ignore if not, but it's worth consideration.[/quote]

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