We've paid older kids to do the 'mother's helper' thing when ours were smaller. It is a great first job!

My kids don't do much screen time. We don't own a tv. They don't have phones. The computers they have access to are in communal spaces and they aren't allowed to use them just whenever they feel like it.

I'm really curious how effective a kid can be given new tools like LLMs. It's easier than ever to spin up a website and payment rails. At the same time, products are cheaper than they've ever been, too. My daughter was talking about printing ballet-themed stickers and selling them to her fellow dance students. I think that could be a great start.

I want to start them thinking now: What problem can I solve for people that they will pay for? and I'm hoping that it gets us seeing the world as an opportunity-rich field. Also I want to get them used to the idea that spending money is necessary to make money.