Children's Currency

My kids love Oreo cookies.  I also LOVE the delicious chocolate and vanilla crème of an Oreo cookie. 

I love this is part of their currency.  Do you know what else is part of their currency?  Let me say:

1) Smarties
2) Cheese (I know, strange right??)
3) Oreo cookies
4) chocolate of any kind - baby girl specific because she will do anything including back flips for chocolate :)
5) pennies, and coins in general - big boy specific because he is learning that he can turn coins into crap from the dollar store.  Fun times as its a teachable moment when he realizes that the truck he wants is $18 and he has $3.57.

My children are still little, so the above 5 are current and working forms of currency in our house. 4 out of 5 are food based and I am aware of the potential here for backlash.  don't worry, we always try to have them engage with activities and the rewards are not food related initially.  We only dip into this pocket as they continue to develop negotiation skills which are exhausting. 

My children will likely be lawyers or master negotiators as they can give you an argument for why they should have Smarties for being cute rather than helping tidy up.  I am not naïve to their power but I am a sucker to their eyes and smiles. 

Let there be Smarties for everyone!! 

Jodi