She's also brought

news that her friends are getting big money for their good grades. That kind of reward, though, doesn't fit your family's values . . . or your budget.

Jean Baumgardner, a reader from Bristol, Tennessee, found a creative way to reward her daughter's outstanding report card. When her daughter brings home good grades, she becomes ÎQueen for a Day.Ù

ÎI put up a big sign on the front door so all her friends passing by could see it,Ù Jean writes. ÎFor that day, I waited on her hand and foot.Ù Jean did all her daughter's normal duties and Îtreated her like royalty with endless servants and privileges.Ù

Thanks to her Îroyal reward,Ù Jean's daughter is the envy of all her classmates who would like to be kings or queens, too.

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