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[quote=Anonymous]I agree. Doing the work for the kids even in the name of "supervision" cheats the children of dealing with problems and solving those sorts of real-world problems. The kids need to learn to keep track of the money. To take an order and remember where to deliver it. They need to be responsible for those sorts of things. Problems will happen and the kids will be freaked out but then they will figure out how to resolve the issue. The purpose isn't to "sell cookies" the purpose is for the kids to deal with problems that have real-world consequences. Sheltering kids from that doesn't help them.

Example... my 13 year old took an order from the boy-scouts one day and didn't tell me about it. When the boy scouts came back I wasn't home and the 13 year old was on the hook for paying the boy-scouts for popcorn. Apparently there was some sort of miscommunication and the boy-scouts wanted $60 for a case of popcorn. My 13 year old was a little freaked out but he went into his wallet and paid for the order. When I got home he told me what happened. I looked at him and said "I'm sorry that happened to you.... what did you learn?" He said "not to order popcorn from the boy-scouts" I laughed and asked "what else?" she shrugged his shoulders and so I explained to him (1) he broke the rules about opening the door for people and (2) that when he places an order to double check the order to make sure it is correct and to get a price in advance. It was a learning experience for him.[/quote]

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