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Advice on Allowance And/or Chore Charts for 5-Year-old?
We started our kids on allowance at age 5. We do not tie it to chores as we have taught our kids that in a family everyone has to pitch in and it is part of ...
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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...
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 ...
Chores/Allowance/Discipline Ideas
As parents we never gave our kids allowances. We are self-employed so they've always had to do some kind of work. It builds character, we were fond of ...
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- my sister uses the housefairy (www.housefairy.com) and it motivates her kids to keep things clean because they never know when the house fairy is going to come. We've...
- As parents we never gave our kids allowances. We are self-employed so they've always had to do some kind of work. It builds character, we were fond of telling them. ...
- Hi, M.! I raised seven children and found the books "On Becoming Childwise" and "On Becoming Toddlerwise" excellent guides for instilling obedience in my children. Th...
Allowance
Last school year I tried the concept of NOT tying chores to an allowance. I asked my three oldest kids to handle the following as part of being a family ...
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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...
Household Chores - Kids
I am evil mom and I do "pay" my kids for doing chores around the house but this is an allowance and they only earn it if they do the chores and they are not ...
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- We use accountablekids.com and love it. I dont give my kids money to do chores, this is their house and they are responsible for helping. They arent going to get pa...
- I am evil mom and I do "pay" my kids for doing chores around the house but this is an allowance and they only earn it if they do the chores and they are not under the ...
- This is a list that my husband found off a Christian dad's website. It has really been helpful to me to have this. 2-4 year olds help dust put napkins on table ...
What Responsibilities Should I Require of My 5 Year Old--and How Much Allowance?
Aug 8, 2009 ... My sister made her kids pay 50% of their allowance to a savings ..... How Much Allowance Should I Give My Children, and for What Chores? ...
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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...
Teaching Children About Money.
We started giving our children allowances a few years ago when they were 4 and 6 ..... As far as allowance goes, I always give my kids, even my 3 year old, ...
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- Hi. As far as allowance goes, I always give my kids, even my 3 year old, allowance based on what they have done to earn it. My main goals are to teach them the value...
- There is a simple rule that if you can teach it to your kids they will appreciate for a lifetime! 1/3, 1/3, 1/3. What does that mean? It means when you get money of an...
- Just because you buy something for the household doesn't mean your children need a toy or gift. If they want something,tell them to put it on their b-day or holiday wi...
Secret Allowance
For 2007 I paid my two step-children a secret allowance to try and get them to help around the family when they were with us (I didn't want them to help ...
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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...
Should My 13Yr Old Son Help Pay for a Class Trip?
Oct 30, 2009 ... I think it is a good idea to have kids pay for half of the things that .... Looking for Advice on Giving Allowance to School-age Children ...
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- I think kids should always have to do this for the obvious reasons. My grandsons collect pop bottles and cans with their soccer teams to pay for uniforms, bags etc. ...
- L. - I think it's okay to have your 13y/o help pay for the trip, especially if he doesn't know what it's like to work for what he wants/doesn't know the value of a ...
- yes, i would think a 13 year old could help pay for trip as well, like what ever he puts in you will match it ? or you will double it ? one time our 13 year old or you...
How Much Allowance?
My husband and I have bought a program called Financial Peace for Kids. .... Looking for Advice on Giving Allowance to School-age Children ...
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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 ...
