Always keep your agreements
3 min read · trust, rules
Rule number one
If you have set the rules for a reward, then once your child has met the conditions, you must do your part — right away and without bargaining.
Your child is not testing the chore, they are testing you: can the rules be trusted? One broken promise outweighs ten kept ones.
What to do
- Approve chores the same day. KiddoPay credits the coins automatically.
- If the reward is from the shop, hand it out on time and mark it “Handed out”.
- If you can't keep a promise, say so in advance and offer a replacement. Don't stay silent.
What not to do
- Don't cancel a payment “retroactively” because of bad behaviour in something else. That needs separate agreements.
- Don't change the price of a chore after your child has started it.