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Chores and Allowance for a 4 Year Old
Read all 9 responses: "I was wondering about chores, and allowance for my ... has books to read to the kids too about money but it is interesting and like ...
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- We give my 7 year old daughter $5 a week. While it sounds like a lot, it actually saves me money-- when we're shopping and she starts begging to buy things, I ask her ...
- Hi H., Do you guys have any pets? You could let him feed and water the pets for a L. money, also this teaches responsibility for caring for pets too. Debbie
- Dave Ramsey has a kids financial kit that has everything you need. He tells you what ages to do what and he keeps it simple. He has books to read to the kids too about...
Chores Done Without Yelling
My kids also know that there are other chores on the list they dont get paid for They are still responsible for family chores to help keep the household ...
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- Check out housefairy.org It's a nice non-confrontational system of cleaning up for kids that works pretty well. I think most of us know that a lot of times our kids...
- First...I love your "little about me.....strengthen my ability". You're right! It's easy to give your opinion when you're on the outside looking in! Maybe, what I wo...
- check out a book called "creative corection."
Need Help with Uncooperative Children
Chore charts never worked for me and mine for more than a week or two. When my kids would get totally out of control I sat them down and asked them if they ...
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- Have you tried love and logic? Our kids get an allowance every two weeks, it is a set amount. I ask them to do chores one or two times, if they don't I say "then you c...
- When my kiddos were younger we had the "Store". How that would work is anytime I was at the store I would find little toys or trinkets or candy that was on sale or cle...
- I hate chore charts. I would throw them out and boss your kids around. Stand over them and tell them to pick up, vacuum, whatever. Ask them what they want to help with...
Chore Chart for a 3Yr Old?
My kids have chores also but there isn't a reward and it's not so much chores nobody has a set "job or chore" it's just what needs done around here and it ...
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- I'm 27 yrs old married mom of 3 and MA student... 6 yr old girl 5 yr old boy and a 3 yr old girl. I set up a chore list for my 3 children giving the 3 yr old simpler...
- Your daughters sound wonderful! A great idea is to DRAW the chores next to the word on the chart. B. www.twominutemom.com
- They are easy to make on your own with a posterboard, marker, and ruler. Just make a grid, write the days of the week across the top, and the chores in each column to ...
When Do You Start an Allowance?
I was listening to the Dave Ramsey show and he was saying that there are some chores that kids should do just because you eat and are a part of the family, ...
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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...
Input on Allowance/Chore Charts/incentives
Input on Allowance/Chore Charts/incentives. Hi Moms,. I am starting a allowance/ chore chart for my kids, as well as a marble jar for good behavior. ...
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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...
Please Share... Chore/incentive/rewards Charts & Ideas
I made daily chore charts when my kids were young (easy stuff like making their bed) but moved on to a more complicated system when they got older. ...
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- Hi S., Try to focus on the positive. I have been a teacher for 13 years and a parent for 8 and I have read a lot on child raising. A lot of advice says,'Praise the ...
- I have always read to NOT put bad behaviors on reward charts. If you want to do a reward system, keep it only rewards. Just turn those negative behaviors around into...
- don't know if they are too young for these ideas, but i'll throw my ideas out there. you can make a chart with simple words (both positive and negative) and picture...
Looking for Advice on Giving Allowance to School-age Children
Our kids don't get an allowance.....I guess that's because neither me nor my husband ever did. The kids are expected to do chores simply because they are ...
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- I have a 3 year old so not quite doing allowance yet but some dear friends of mine have 2 very sweet girls that they do a great thing with their allowance-50% savings,...
- we have a chore chart, the left side is "things to do", the right side is "done"...and i use post-its with the chore on each one. since she is 7 yrs old right now, sh...
- As a mom of 4 kids, ages 15, 13, 11, and alomost 7, money is a big issue. The older kids need to pay for school activities, sports, and such. As you know things are no...
Teens and Chores
As for daily chores, all we really focus on is dinner. I usually have one kid help with cooking - or just setting the table, and have two kids handle clean ...
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- Here's what we do in my house of 4 teenagers and one pre-teen. Chores are done on Saturday morning. The rooms of the house are divided into 5 equal jobs, plus they hav...
- S., I've been waiting and watching the other posts just out of curiosity. We're not overly disciplined or regimented, but it works for us. I don't work outside ...
- I feel ya. I spent HOURRRSSSS yesterday cleaning the house- it was spotless. I asked my husband to pick up the dinner dishes because my feet hurt so bad (9 months preg...
Help! What Chores Are OK for 15 Yo & What to Expect in Quality of Jobs Done.
What helps for my kids to get their chores done is to have an expected chore list written out everyday. It is usually 1 or 2 things a day and doesn't seem ...
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- It seems like a lot of responsibility for a child who is expected to do well in school, play hard at Soccer and who isn't there 2 days a week. Maybe if you start with ...
- I don't think that you are asking too much persay, maybe it is just your timing that is a problem. She should be capable of doing all of these chores but asking her to...
- Hi L., I feel your pain. I am sorry to say it doesn't get better at 16 either. However what has gotten better is my daughters cleaning ability. And that is because if...
