The Motivation Of Sibogo Children

In Sibogo, she paid her children for their work, such as helping her weed and babysitting younger siblings. Their money was theirs to spend at the market. Malia also had enough surplus wealth to give them extra to spend at times (Li 2014:65). She expected them to be able to clear their own land as teenagers and care for themselves as adults. Malia also continued the cultural chain when she compared the differing behavior of her eldest sons (Li 2014:66). Her second son took initiative to work for his parents without payment, while the first often slept and asked for money with little work done in return. Like her mother, she implied she did not want her children being lazy. Though like other Sibogo parents, she did not expect them to physically