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Raising low-maintenance children can help them to be resilient, and also enable parents to plan a more financially secure future for themselves.
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Loh Shurn Lin
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SINGAPORE – My husband and I had never rewarded our son for good exam results since he started school. We feel the reward should come from within him, as external rewards do not build internal motivation.
Once, when he was 14, he asked me if he could have a pair of Nike Air Force 1 shoes.
