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Many parents give children a weekly or monthly allowance regardless of their behavior because they

believe an allowance teaches children to be financially responsible. Other parents only give children an

allowance as a reward for completing chores or when they have behaved properly. Explain what you think

parents should do and why.




Starting when I was about eight years old, my parents gave me a list of chores that had to be completed

each week. If I did my chores, I got an allowance, a bit of change that I could use as I pleased. If I didn't

do my chores, I didn't get my allowance. There was no other punishment, but no other punishment was

necessary. That dollar or two a week was all the incentive I needed to help out around the house. Whether

it was the latest Barbie or a six-pack of Hubba Bubba chewing gum, there was always something I wanted

to buy. My parents could always count on me doing my chores.

I think that giving children an allowance for doing chores is a smart parenting move, for it accomplishes

four important goals: It helps ensure that important work gets done around the house; it teaches children

that they need to do their part to make things run smoothly for the whole family; it rewards children in a

realistic, practical way for good behavior; and it helps teach children how to handle money.

I know that some people consider money for chores a form of bribery, and others feel that children should

just do their chores anyway, without the incentive of an allowance. They argue that giving kids money for

doing chores undermines the lesson that they need to help the family and do their part. I can understand

that point of view, and when parents give their children too much money, it does undermine those lessons.

But when the allowance is small, it is simply a modern version of the age-old practice of rewarding good

behavior. Once children reach a certain age, money is an appropriate and effective reward that helps them

learn how to be responsible and how to manage money. They get a sense of what things are worth and

how much they have to save and spend to get what they want. And learning to save in order to purchase a

desired item teaches them patience and helps children better understand the value of hard work.

Giving children money for doing chores is also a good introduction to the reality of the workplace. If they

do the work, they get paid; if they don't do the work, they don't. Extra work can be rewarded with bonuses

and extra praise; poor work may result in a pay cut or demotion.

It's important for parents to find the right amount to give. Too much money may make a child feel like hired

help and will undermine the goal of teaching children to help simply because they are part of a family that

must work together. On the other hand, too little money may make a child feel resentful, as if his or her

work isn't worth anything to the household. What's an appropriate amount? It depends upon the amount of

chores the child is expected to do and the child's age. If your nine-year-old is only expected to clean his or

her room, a dollar a week is probably plenty. If your fourteenyear-old is expected to keep his room clean,

take out the trash, water the plants, and vacuum the house, then ten dollars a week is more appropriate.

Being paid for my chores helped me have a good attitude about housework, taught me how to save money

and spend it wisely, and enabled me to appreciate the hard work my parents did around the house. I'm

really grateful that this was the way my parents chose to handle chores in our household .