Allowance: Child
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6 Year Old Allowance
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on November 15, 2008
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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks that it is ALWAYS available to her. I want to start giving her an allowance, so she can b...
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- We do same as Kathy L, giving an allowance no matter what, expecting household help no matter what. If our daughter doesn't help around the house, she doesn't get to ...
- I seem to have a different take on this than the other posters. I believe that as soon as they can start understanding rewards/punishments that you begin to implement ...
- How much does lunch cost at school? Use that amount for a while as the weekly amount. Before you give her an allowance, practice values with her. We did that in my ...
Allowance
Asked by L.R. from Allentown
on April 8, 2010
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What is a reasonable allowance for a 14 girl who only lives with us half the week and does no chores?
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- i started doing chores when i was 5 years old. and i got paid to do so (farm chores and house chores) she should have things that she is required to do to get the allo...
- Allowance... is not an obligatory thing. Nor should the child "expect" it. Have her do things around the house or get a job or something. Or helping you around th...
- I personally like the method of figuring out how much is usually spent on a child and working them up to where they are responsible for earning and allocating all of i...
What Responsibilities Should I Require of My 5 Year Old--and How Much Allowance?
Asked by T.W. from Dallas
on August 4, 2009
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My son is 5 years old and we have decided to assign responsibilities for himself, as well as household duties--chores. What do you/ did you expect of a 5 year old? H...
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- our 5 year old helps put away laundry, match socks, cleans his room, picks up the communal areas when asked, helps lugs garbage to the garage, and even helps with pets...
- You are so smart ot start early. Also ahve him save up his change and go to a coinstart every now and then. Offerings are ok at like a dollar-no need to go crazy- th...
- In our home, allowance wasn't contigent upon chores. The chores were required, because they lived in the house and all household members are to participate. We taugh...
Allowance for a 6-Year Old
Asked by K.T. from Sacramento
on June 4, 2009
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Hi there,
My daughter is 6-years old and has just completed kindergarten. She's in a place where she "wants" a lot of things whenever we go out and I've begun to tal...
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- Hi K., The marble idea is great. I did that but with actual coins. At the beginning of the week I put the coins in the jar um for 6 I would use dimes or quarters. ...
- We also give $5 a week, when earned. We sat down with our son and developed a list of reasonable chores for him to complete. Eventually we won't tie in the allowance t...
- Hi K., I'm ALL about positive reinforcement (R+) for good behavior - I am a positive reinforcement trainer. I use a version of TAGteach (see www.TAGteach.com) wit...
Allowance
Asked by L.C. from Allentown
on December 20, 2010
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When did you start giving your child an allowance? I hadn't thought of it before until another mom mentioned it, assuming she was too young; DD is 4 and we give her a...
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- i did not link allowance to chores. I gave their age per week, but required they save 30% for a rainy day, and 10% for charity of their choosing. We kept a book and l...
- Four is a little young, but just cater it to her age. I think allowance is a good tool in teaching children that "extras" are to be earned. And that bad choices can "c...
- I just started giving my son an "allowance" this fall. My son is 14. I have never paid him for household chores since that is just a part of being a member of a fa...
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 L.P. from Sacramento
on March 16, 2010
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My daughter is 6 1/2 and am wondering about when you other mom's started an allowance for your children. She's starting to understand more about the concept of money ...
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- When I was young my mom gave us money for doing chores, but my personality was that I would rather not do the chores and not get the money, so that didn't work too wel...
- My 8 year old's base allowance is $5.00. I deduct from his allowance if his choirs are completed. He also has a way of earning more money, good days at school, good ...
- Hi, my daughter is 7 - she has many "chores" I guess you could say but most of them she doesn't get paid for. I don't really call them chores to her, these are the thi...
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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...
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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...
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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...
