pocket money

Like most kids, our son J goes through phases of obsessing over particular things whether it be a certain toy, a tv series or most recently, money. J has numerous money boxes which have been given to him over the years. He divides his money between his various tins and pots all of which he looks after in his bedroom. A little while ago we noticed that J became rather taken with emptying his money boxes, counting his coins and then more worryingly hiding small piles of coins and notes here and there around his room. When asked why he did this, J…