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Secret Allowance
For 2007 I paid my two step-children a secret allowance to try and get them to help ... Reading all of the responses I wonder if I'm too hard on my kids? ...
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- Dear C., My question is this: What does dad do about the situation and how is he pitching in? Children follow by example. Personally, I don't think they should ...
- I suggest first taking a moment to look at things from your step-kids' perspective. Your expectations may be demanding, or they may be normal, depending your delivery...
- Reading all of the responses I wonder if I'm too hard on my kids? Mine are 4 & 7 and do all of these things-daily-on their own! I am a 32 yr old full time (general man...
Giving an Allowance?
But I make my kids use their allowance to buy the things they want, instead of me ..... I give my kids allowance and they have to use that to buy toys, etc. ...
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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 ...
Input on Allowance/Chore Charts/incentives
As much as I see the need for an allowance at some point for my kids. Right now, our praise and rewards of our time (especially without siblings around) are ...
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- Whatever you do... make your reward system SIMPLE or your children will be bickering about the system! Come up with a reasonable allowance payout, per week. Personall...
- I started with the chore chart and the allowance and charts for school work and found they didn't work quite the way I expected. Stepdaughter started thinking she shou...
- L., I agree with Ellen's post (the most). Keep it simple. And I wouldn't tie ANYTHING to an allowance until it's above and beyond "everyday" things. I agree with...
Help with Allowance
a allowance is good for kids to have and learn from, but on giving an ... We give our kids an allowance because it helps them learn to manage money. ...
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- Hi T.: We have 5 children all of whom are grown and gone with the exception of our youngest who is 17. We did give chores and weekly allowances, their jobs rotated w...
- I know there are many thoughts on this, but here is my approach to this. When my daughter turned 4 and started the "I want that stage" I was trying to come up with ...
- T., We want our kids to learn that money is something earned not given away so we have our kids sign a chore log and at the end of the month we pay them .35/day (1 ...
How to Structure Allowance?
I personally don't give my kids $ just because. ... At our house we don't give our children an allowance because we feel as members of the household they ...
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- This is what my husband says on this subject. "I will not pay my son to be my child." We never gave allowance to our son any money he earned. I know to some parents...
- I have an 11,7 and 7 yr old girls. I do not give them an allowance. I have been considering it, just so they understand the value of money. I think this summer the gir...
- B. We have not made any decisions on what to do with allowances for our 2 girls but one website I like on the subject is www.msgen.com. I've listened to Susan Beac...
Allowance
I want to know what other parents give their kids for allowance. ... I think an allowance is a good way to teach kids responsibility but I am not sure how ...
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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 for 7 Year Old--how to Do It?
Jun 17, 2009 ... What do you do for your kids? Is it ok to not give my 4 year old allowance? I know I've seen other people post about allowance, ...
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- My boys have age-based chores. Everyone has a dog chore, a dish chore & their basic chores. 5 year old sets & clears the table, 8 year old puts away the hand-wash dish...
- My boys, are 8 & 10. they have chores that are tied to their allowamce but they understand that there are other things that they are responsible for.. cleaning their r...
- I would encourage her to do chores to earn her allowance. I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the value of money and self-reliance. It doesn't have to be anythi...
Any Tooth Fairy or Allowance Tips Out There?
We haven't yet given our kids allowances. My motto: if you're part of a family, everyone helps. So our 7 1/2 yo & 4 yo shower themselves now, ...
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- I have to say if you set the bar high at the first one they are going expect better and better things. Allowance at 5 is a great idea to motivate your child. I would h...
- We give our kids silver dollars from the tooth fairy. I heard a cool quote: chilren who have everything value nothing. I would agree. We haven't yet given our kids ...
- Does your daughter still believe in the tooth fairy or is it just a reason to ask for money/toys? Rather than giving him money or toys, we take his tooth and bury it ...
6 Year Old Allowance
We give our kids half their age in allowance (i.e. $4 for the 8 year old). If they don't do their job the first time we ask, it's a 25 cent deduction. ...
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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 ...
Seeking Moms Who Are Quick Thinkers/ Seeking Advice About Kids' Friends
Please don't anyone tell me it's just a stage kids go through; this has health and future consequences to it. Do we deny him any allowance and tell him ...
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- ahhh D. , 2 boys . that answers alot . well; alot of pre teens go through not showering,not combing hair, dirty clothing just lazy .... that is all .[ both...
- As for the teeth issue, I like Kay's advice on eliminating sweet stuff until he is taking better care of his teeth. can your dentist talk to him (alone--no you) and e...
- As far as the dental issues, withholding allowance for noncompliance is an option, in my opinion. Add it to his chore list and maybe offer extra incentive if he brush...
