I believe parents should reward kids that come home with good grades. I believe each parent should evaluate their situation both financially and academically to determine the reward. The first thing to keep in mind is to make the reward attainable for the child as well as afforable for yourself. If your child is a barely passing child, don’t make the award all A’s. In my experience, I’ve never seen a child barely passing get offered money and start cranking out A+’s unless they could the whole time and decided to extort their parents pockets. Make it a stair step award much like employers set up a bonus program for their associates. Let’s be honest here, all a student has to do is make straight D’s and they pass. I’ve seen students all the way through college say I just need the minimum to pass so I suggest stair-stepping it to make it worth their while to earn their award at whatever level they can attain. I do hope this helps and I’m certain there are others who feel likewise and opposite. Just remember, make the decision you feel comfortable with and one last thing. It doesn’t always have to be cash money for an award either.