Allowance
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Allowance
Asked by A.H. from Minneapolis
on April 22, 2008
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I want to know what other parents give their kids for allowance. My 7 year old son takes out the garbage and keeps his room/bathroom clean and of course he picks up af...
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- Hi A., We actually decided to do our allowances in a different way. We bought a "commission worksheet" marker board online for each of our two kids. Each board list...
- I totally agree with earning an allowance. I do agree with the list of chores your child has and should be earning a couple of bucks for his committment to his tasks. ...
- I donot give my daughter allowance. I figure it's her responsibility as a part of our household/family and that if I were to pay her I'd be bribing her and she'd only ...
Allowance
Asked by J.D. from Salt Lake City
on April 6, 2008
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I'm seeking some insight on what other families do about giving their children an allowance. I don't feel we should "pay" our children to do chores around the house. I...
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- My daughter is four and we do a small allowance of $2 per week. It is not based per chore it is given if she does 80% or more of her chores for the week. We use a pro...
- Not sure how old your children are, but my two oldest are 13 & 9. Every Sunday night we hold "room Inspections." This is a standing event so they know it's coming. ...
- My husband and I, and our daughter (9), have chores around the house. We also each get some spending money of our own. We do not relate the two. On occasion we will of...
Allowance
Asked by S.W. from St. Louis
on August 4, 2009
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So, my husband and I are taking this wonderful class at our church called Parenting on Purpose and we have learned a lot of great stuff and gotten great ideas. One of...
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- There are 6 kids in my family and I'm not sure what my parents did for the rest. I'm the youngest 5 years younger than the next, but here's what they did... and I thi...
- Our girls have certain things they are expected to do around the house, mow the lawn, take out trash, empty dishwasher, that they do because they live there and are ex...
- What about rewarding them every week with how their behavior is and whether they have accomplished their tasks (whatever they may be and that you set out for them)by t...
Allowance
Asked by J.H. from Grand Rapids
on September 9, 2008
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Can't find posting for Allowance questions but I am sure it's been asked before.
Last school year I tried the concept of NOT tying chores to an allowance. I asked m...
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- J. - I, too, am the mother of four and have all the same issues. I've given up on the posted chart. The only thing I can get with regularity is unloading the dish...
- We give a dollar amount equal to their age (ex. 10 years, 10 dollars). Try getting paid for doing their chores. If you have to take out the garbage that costs, for e...
- Hello, I really liked Jane's Post and one other I can't remember the name. As was mentioned earlier, I think that children should be taught to work together as...
Allowance
Asked by B. from Philadelphia
on August 21, 2006
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I'm looking for any suggestions or ideas about allowance. My boys are 8,6 and 4. They get 1$ a week for doing things we consider 'good habits' Also, once a week they...
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- Hi B.- We have 2 kids, 10 and 6 years old. This is the way we do it: they have "family chores" like cleaning their room, picking up their dirty laundry and making...
- My son will be 8 in September. He has a list of chores that he is expected to do as part of the family. If he does extra jobs he gets "paid" for them. Different amount...
- Hi B., I use basically the same system as Amy. My daughter is 8 and has 3 banks. One is for saving, one is for spending and the other is for "special" items. When ...
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Asked by D.F. from Allentown
on November 16, 2008
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I am seeking advice on how much to pay my older girls for the chores that they do each week. My 13 year old daughter is responsible for vacuuming once a week (all the ...
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- I never received an allowance growing up even though I did the same cleaning type tasks to help my family. My parents made it clear that those were obligatory tasks a...
- Hi D., I have 2 things to share from Suze Orman. I saw an Oprah show she was on and she had a question and answer session via video phone with some viewers and someone...
- Hi D.... my kids are a little younger but this is what we do, they get half their age and a raise every other year (that way we don't deal with change) And it makes it...
Chores and Allowance
Asked by D.C. from Hartford
on May 5, 2008
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Hi all - my children are ages 6 and 9. I am very interested to know:
A) what types of chores do your children do (at similar ages) and how often?
B) do you give...
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- Hi, I have one daughter just turned 11. She kept bugging me for an allowance also. I finally gave an allowance when she was 10, with conditions. She would get $5 a wee...
- Goodmorning D. Whenn I raise my kids I use to have them help me I would help our 6 years old making his bed have him help you too,also he maybe help empty the dish wa...
- Mine is more of an anecdote than a response. I researched what an age appropriate dollar amount was and found that a childs grade is a reasonable amount...give or take...
How Much Allowance?
Asked by M.N. from Dallas
on April 28, 2009
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We just started giving our 6 1/2 year old daughter an allowance. We weren't really sure how much to give her so we randomly decided on $5. In order to get her allowan...
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- My husband and I have bought a program called Financial Peace for Kids. It's geared for 3 to 12 year olds. Basically it teaches the kids the value of earning their mon...
- I think that $1 per year of age is a good starting point. Then as they get older if they do more chores or have more responsibiities then you could add more.
- My five year old gets a quarter a day - bad behavior costs him a quarter. My 12 year old gets 10 a week, but she has to buy her own lunch out of that and pay for any ...
Giving an Allowance?
Asked by J.S. from Los Angeles
on May 25, 2008
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Hi Moms! Our 10-year old son is requesting a $5 a week allowance. He takes out the trash and recycling; sets and clears the dinner table; empties the dishwasher, gets ...
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- At the local swapmeets, they sell ceramic piggybanks with NO opening. My BIL makes his kids stuff them to the top and when they cant get one more cent in, they take it...
- Dear J., Sounds like you have a GREAT KID! I don't know all the info to take into account, but if he is that good and you don't give him SOME freedom to have his ow...
- Hi J., I think giving a child allowance is an opportunity to teach many skills. You can teach him budgeting, etc, so he can buy things. Don't assume you know how ...
When Do You Start an Allowance?
Asked by L.C. from Birmingham
on August 7, 2009
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At what age did you start giving your children an allowance and how much?? My children already help out a little around the house and my son has not asked for one yet...
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- Well, my three stepchildren, ages 9, 10, and 12, are only here in the summer with us, but they get paid for chores. They don't get paid if they don't get them done. Th...
- I would started now since he is doing some chores but there are a couple of rules for me. (1) There sure be chores he does just because he is part of the family and fa...
- go check out daveramsey.com - financial peace jr. for kids - it talks all about not giving an allowance but putting your kids on commission. teach them "work = get pai...
