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Should you be paying your kids to do things that they probably should be doing already? 

Holly and Andrew saw a tweet this week that left them with a lot of questions. The tweet said, 'We pay our eldest $1 every time he reads a book. I'm out $120. Best investment ever'. 

This got us thinking, are bribes and financial incentives a good way of promoting healthy habits? and if you were bribed as a kid, does that mean that you're more motivated by money as an adult?

Clinical Psychologist Judith Locke joins us to get to the bottom of this. 

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Hosts: Holly Wainwright & Andrew Daddo

Guest: Judith Locke

Producer: Mikayla Floriano 

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