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What Responsibilities Should I Require of My 5 Year Old--and How Much Allowance?

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? How should I "reward" or compensate him--allowance? We want to teach him that he has to save his money and spend it wisely, so that we don't end up buying toys all the time--or telling him no every time he asks. We want it to be something he works toward. I am also going to encourage a percentage to go to savings and to the offering at church. If I start him young, maybe he...