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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 3.5 DD has become interested in American Girl dolls after I gave her my childhood doll for Christmas. I showed her the doll website and my husband set up a tracker for her to “earn” money by reading books to save up for another doll. She knows there is a doll store and has been asking to go, and I’ve explained many times that we can look at the dolls to see which one you like, but that she needs to read more books to have enough money to buy one. She says “I have coins in my room”- which is true but obviously not enough for a doll.

Is it a good idea to take her to the store to browse dolls to motivate her to read more books? I want her to learn that it’s good to work hard to get something you want, but I am afraid it might be better not to visit the store unless we can leave with a doll.[/quote]

I dont purposefully take my kid to the store to browse at things he wants but he absolutely goes into Target or Kohls or whatever with me and I am extremely clear. "We are going into the store to get X,y,z". If its a store where there has been an issue before like Kohls where the amazon return is across from the kids toy section I let him know that even if we see toys, we are not buying them today.

If we are in target getting a present for a birthday or whatever and he sees something he likes I say ooh that does look like fun. Lets take a picture and add it to your birthday list. I send these to Mimi or whoever so they can see things that you like.

But no do not go to a store to purposefully let your kid see something she likes without buying. Thats weird. But so is the reward coins for reading. [/quote]

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