要不要,该不该去贿赂你的孩子？
<p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="grades">grades</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="abandoning">abandoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span>? <span word="For">For</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cursing">cursing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bay">bay</span>?</p><p>好了，老实交代。你是否曾贿赂过自己的孩子？你是否会给他们发钱（或类似奖励），让他们保持良好的行为？获得好成绩？或在吃饭的时放下手机？别惹你生气？</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="confess">confess</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="so">so</span> <span word="results">results</span>. (<span word="My">My</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="sweat">sweat</span>-<span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.) <span word="And">And</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="T">T</span>. <span word="Rowe">Rowe</span> <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="Kids">Kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="collectors">collectors</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span>.</p><p>我承认，我做过这种事，虽然结果并不理想。（我提出付钱让孩子去健身房，最初这种做法受到欢迎，但后来惨遭抛弃，因为孩子爱上了其他不需要流汗的活动。）而据最近的<span word="T">T</span>. <span word="Rowe">Rowe</span> <span word="Price">Price</span>基金母婴调查显示，约有一半的父母曾经做过类似的事情。超过三分之二的父母对数据采集员表示，他们非常或者极其关心给孩子树立一个良好的财务榜样。而贿赂似乎在可接受的范围之内。</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>: <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="up">up</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="up">up</span>? <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Joy">Joy</span> <span word="Browne">Browne</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bribery">bribery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span>? <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incentive">incentive</span> (<span word="which">which</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>)? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="third">third</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bribe">bribe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span>? <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p>
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