Raising Needham
Should Allowance Be Allowed
Getting paid for doing everyday tasks around the house has become the norm but shouldn’t kids do these things as part of their daily responsibilities?
I’m old school. I’m stubborn and I don’t follow trends when it comes to parenting. We don’t watch TV during the school week, we don’t sit on the computer and play mindless games and there are no hats, cell phones or bad manners at our dinner table. So when my friends started asking me how much allowance I give my elementary school aged children I laughed, out loud. Why in the world would I pay my children to do the things needed to sustain the house they live in? I did some research on the topic and it turns out, much to my surprise that there are a host of “professionals” that believe children should be paid, for example, 50 cents per week for each year of age. In this scenario my 7-year-old would get $3.50 per week. Others have suggested…
Heather
11:53 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
In our home, allowance wasn't for doing the chores. It was so that the kids didn't have to rely on my whims when begging for gum, etc. and it got rid of the "gimmes" at the store. I gave my kids five dollars a week (three to spend, one for charity and one to save for long-term things like gifts to each other). They could spend the $3 on incidental things like gum, nail polish, ice cream treat, … more ›