My son brings home the Scholastic book order forms regularly from school - every month or two, I believe. It's hard for me to say no to books but I don't want to write a check every month for a new one. We go to the library almost every week and have plenty of books on hand.
Any suggestions on saying no? Or should I just look for a cheap book so that I don't dampen his enthusiasm?
Susie is a discussion leader in the east valley for arizonamoms.com. She has two sons, ages 6 and 2.
I feel the same way and I
I feel the same way and I have 2 kids to deal with the situation. I usually do it once in the fall and once in the spring and tell my kids that they do so much other stuff at their school through out the year that I want to make sure we have the extra funds for those events to. If your son is young then it might be harder to get him to except this reasoning so I would also suggest that you say not this time, but we'll buy 2 things next time. That might help ease the check writing scenario.
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I find my kids (7 and 8)
I find my kids (7 and 8) easily forget about those order forms. When they come home, I let them circle the things they are interested in. Then usually I recycle the form after they go to bed and it's not mentioned again.
I do order a few times a year, but only if I think they will really like the book. I tell my kids all the time that we can't afford to buy everything they'd like. But if they want to spend their allowance, they are more than welcome to.
Ours end up in recyling too,
Ours end up in recyling too, usually, although I do keep an eye on their 99 cent or $1.99 special feature books.
What I hate is the spy gadgets and such that my kids want every time. I wish Scholastic would just leave that off...
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I agree with you on the spy
I agree with you on the spy stuff. My son begged and then said he'd pay with his own money. Within a week of getting it, it no longer works/it's broken/whatever, and he's wasted $8 or more.
We also just look for the deals. I've been honest with my kids, and tell them I can find better deals elsewhere. As for helping the school, I've also told them that I give tax credit money (and I have it matched) to the school. It's much more helpful than ordering a book here and there.
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what happen to just saying
what happen to just saying "NO"...Kids now days don't know what that word means,, there always has to be some explanation or something.. Just say "no"
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I agree. We should say no if
I agree. We should say no if we don't want to order something.
Arizona Moms Editor Yvette Armendariz shares stories about raising her kids and tips for busy parents in her Time-starved (goddess) Mom blog. She and her husband are raising two children, ages 8 and 11.
I was thinking the same
I was thinking the same thing!
I just say no, because my son doesn't read the books he has, and it's hard enough to get him to read the books he's assigned....he prefers math, etc. So why am I going to waste money on books that are going to sit around gathering dust?
One of the reasons for those
One of the reasons for those book clubs is it's an easy way for teachers to increase their own classroom library as they get free books from those orders. Maybe you and your child can donate a book or two to the teacher at some point in the year instead??? That would accomplish the same goal and maybe even give the teacher more than what she would have gotten. ie. the teacher only gets a percentage of sales in books and you can choose to give her exactly what she wants.
Helping the teachers build a
Helping the teachers build a library is why I sometimes order, but now I'm asking the teachers to tell me what they need...or I give them a gift card to Barnes & Noble.
I've also called the school librarian to give some of our gently used books to the kindergarten and first grade classrooms or for the library's use. She was thrilled.
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Can you buy too many books
Can you buy too many books for a kid?
I love getting the Scholastic forms b/c there are so many nice options for $3 or under. Compared to junk from the dollar store, a happy meal at McDonalds, that one extra train ride they want before leaving the park.....I'd rather they have another book.
Here's an idea - we sometimes buy several of a good one (this super Penguin book was $2.95) - I got 4 and put them aside in a closet to add along with a toy as a birthday gift. It seems that we are going to a birthday party every month - and I love to put a book to go with the gift! :)
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We usually do their book
We usually do their book fair at our school, then I get to shop with my child. We don't buy from every order form we get either. Sometimes instead of buying for my child we look at the list the teachers leave as wish lists.
Sandi is a discussion leader for the East Valley. She lives in Chandler with her husband and 10 year old daughter that thinks she is 15.