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Allowance and Sharing with Siblings
so, we give an allowance of $8 a week to our 13 and 9 year old. Our 4 year old gets $2 a week and it's all for them taking care of their chores and to have ...
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- From my perspective: You're giving them an allowance to teach them skills (money management) that will benefit them in the future. The way I look at it, "forced shar...
- B., My first reaction is to not make the kids share. They earned the money and that is how they chose to spend what they earned. I understand the feelings of shar...
- I agree that kids do not need to share what they've purchased with their money When I was 13 or so my brothers and I were living with my cousins. That's 5 children. ...
Chores and Allowance
Read all 12 responses: "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 ) ...
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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...
Allowance
Read all 25 responses: "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 ...
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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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Read all 24 responses: "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 ...
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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...
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Read all 10 responses: "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 ...
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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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Read all 10 responses: "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 ...
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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 ...
What Is the Average Allowance?
Read all 6 responses: "Hello Everyone, I was curious what the going rate on allowance is out there now. I have an 11yr old stepson. Really the only thing ...
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- I have 2 daughters, 13 & 9 years old. They are responsible for making their own beds, keeping their clothes picked up off the floor and in the dirty clothes hamper, b...
- I would recommend somewhere in the ballpark of $10-$11 per week. This is still enough to have a little spending money for little stuff bit it's still small enough that...
- This article offers some guidelines on how much to pay: http://life.familyeducation.com/allowance/money-and-kids/48026.html I would also suggest you keep in mind t...
Giving an Allowance?
Read all 47 responses: "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 ...
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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 ...
Thoughts on Chore / Reward Sytems & Allowance for Children...
Read all 13 responses: "I want to ask for your creative thoughts on what has worked well for your family, in terms of a reward system for your children.
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- I also believe that children should do chores as being part of our family, but I have found that it has worked (for us) better to base their allowance on their chores,...
- Hello! I wasn't the one who posted the question, obviously, but we've been discussing this same issue lately. What awesome ideas! I hope I'm not intruding by postin...
- Hi L D, I read a great book called Children Who Do To Little by Patricia Sprinkle. It has great ideas and practial tips on how to teach even the smallest of chil...
Advice on Allowance And/or Chore Charts for 5-Year-old?
Read all 17 responses: "My daughter recently turned 5 and seems to have reached the age where she's frequently asking for different toys she sees at the ...
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- In terms of the money issue, some banks have little "put it together yourself" cardboard piggy banks that are split in thirds--one to save, one to share, and one to sp...
- I 100% agree with SUe and Beth. I do not like when parents pay thier children for chores. I don't get paid to do my job, and while they dind't ask to be born, there is...
- I agree with many posts, and we do not pay our 5 year-old for doing chores. At this point, he only has a few like buckling his sister in the car (a huge help!), helpin...
