In the early twentieth century, parents' worries about their kids and money began to grow. Movies, magazines, and candy were becoming widely available. Kids were asking their parents to buy more and more. Parents needed a way to show their kids the value of a dollar. Parents also wanted to help kids distinguish wise purchases from foolish ones. Giving each kid an allowance became popular. An allowance is a set amount of money kids receive each week or each month. Kids could spend the money or save it. Along the way, kids' choices would bring both rewards and consequences. Do It! Parents hoped to teach children about .

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the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

people can learn from the struggles of others.