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Financial incentives is a very effective motivation tool for most children.  When I was growing up, my grandparents would award us a small monetary amount based on our grade average.  It was a simple reward and acknowledgment for hard work that I truely appreciated.  As I graduated from high school, it paid off as I was was awarded scholarships that paid for 5 years of my college tuition...and coming from a less than privaleged income this was a life changing experience for me.  In order to maintain my scholarship, I had to maintain a certain grade point average as well...the same idea.

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