Paying For Chores?

My children don't get paid per chore. What we do is put a sticker on a chart and if they all get a sticker for the whole month then they get to choose where we go out to eat as a family. If someone fails to do all their chores for the month, then they don't get to participate. There are times where they do get money for doing things but it's not much.

It is important that kids know they should be expected to do chores here and there just for the sake of it without being paid. It is wrong for a kid to turn around and say "no i'm not doing that unless you pay me". At the same time it is also a good thing to reward a child for the good work that they do. Pocket money is a great way to teach children the value of money. They need to know that they get a certain amount every week and it's up to them what they choose to do with it.

i think its good for parents to give a little reward to the children for doing something they are asked to do. it doesnt have to be much just something to say "thanks for helping" and like i dont think should be done all the time

Yes I think allowance is a good idea but not when it comes to chores like making their beds and cleaning up their toys and such. But if they do extra harder things like help put the dishes away or wash pots(for a 5 year old that is), then yes, a few cents here and there is not a bad idea.

I don't think there is really a right or wrong here. I never paid my girls for chores done. I did give them a weekly allowance. My outlook on the chores was that the home was all of ours and therefore up to all of us to work together to keep it clean, etc. The allowance was seperate and they got it regardless. It was their personal money to save or spend. This worked pretty well for us but I know other familys do things differently and that works also.

This is a personnal opinion. I think to pay the children for chores is not very good. before learning the value of monney, they should learn the value of family. Back in time, my mom wasn't rich so already at age of 5, I helped washing the dishes dust out the floor, and keep all my toys organized after playing. Only if I get a mark of 7 out of 10 she would buy me a shortcake or a surprise occasionally. So what happens if you don't have monney and your child won't do it because he isn't paid? Family members should help each other and monney comes afterwards. The children can learn the value of monney when they become a teenage and get a real part time job to know how hard you have to work to earn monney. Not only they learn the value of dollar but they will surely study hard to not work in those conditions for the rest of their life. I've seen alot of discussion on mylot and alot pay off their children to help around the house...this just doesn't sound good to me. :) have a good day

I pay my son for doing chores, but not always by money/cash. Recently my 7 year old started collecting pokemon cards. I purchased some off of ebay, now when ever he does a chore, he chooses a pokemon card.

There is a very thin line here with this issue. On one hand I see so many children who demand more without the experience of giving first. The idea of a child sitting in front of the tv while the adults rush around for hours cooking and cleaning, to me, is crazy (based on the child's age and ability of course). I am a big fan of children learning the value of money too. They should learn to appreciate the family way before they can ever appreciate money.

Both of my boys, ages 9and 8, get five dollars a week if they do their chores all week without being told. if i have to tell them or keep telling them or they just don't do it, they don't get anything. I don't mind at all giving an incentive for them to do work around the house, it's a lot less stressful than yelling at them all the time to do it. LOL! God bless

I don't agree in paying kids for doing regular every day chores around the house. I don't get paid for doing them, and that's the reality in this world, so therefore, I'm not going to teach them that they get paid for those things in real life. Any extra jobs that may come up around the house, that is different. I would be willing to pay for them to do those. Things such as helping with a yard sale, or washing or cleaning out the car, etc. I never received an allowance growing up, but I was in want of nothing. If I needed extra money for something, I could ask for it, or use money I had tucked away from birthday and Christmas gifts. I don't plan on giving my boys an allowance either. The twins are 7 and the older boy will soon be 9, and although the issue of allowance has come up the odd time, it's not something they seem to intent on. If they pushed for it enough, we would have a family meeting and create a plan on how it would work.

I never really gave my kids an allowance. But when they needed something, they got it. When it comes to chores around here, it's a family effort. My kids were involved in youth rodeo when they were younger, and that took money for entry fees. They did, however, when they won, get to keep the money they made over the cost of their entry fees. (It was only right, since they had to practice hard to win money.) We also board horses and they get paid directly from one neighbor to feed his horses that he kept right next to our place. They split that money until the oldest went to college, now the youngest gets all of that money. When it came to something they wanted, if I felt they deserved it, I would buy it for them. Or we split the cost, having them contribute birthday or christmas money.

Usually if I have to make my kids do their chores, they don't get rewarded. But if they do it on their own, then I will drop a dollar or two in the banks. They think its great and it does teach them responsibility. And they know as they get older in order to make money you have to work for it.

All mine have done chores around the house to earn their pocket money, we feel that it teaches them responsibility plus it teaches them about money, it teaches them that money is not a never ending commodity. My children are 7, 5 and 2, they each have their own chores to do, the 2 year old just helps when she can, she loves it! Once a week I pay them a set amount for their work, and out of their money I have got them into the habit of putting an amount into their savings accounts and the rest they can spend as they wish. They are learning that they can only spend what they have and no more as I wont just give them extra when they want something worth more than they have. If they want more money then they have to do extra jobs. They also enjoy the fact that they are saving and they can see the money grow and I have told them that if they keep saving hard then they will be able to take some on holiday with them so that they can have lots of treats. I am hoping that this is something they will take with them into adulthood and so dont get themselves into debt by having endless credit cards and such.

I think that it is a great idea to pay a child for their chores. I don't necessarily think that it's a "if you do it without being asked" sort of basis, or for the good of the family job. I believe that chores should be given an allowance because you can then teach your child good money ethics, showing them how to save, how to "invest" and how to be a good money manager. This is incredibly important because the better you train them with their money the more able they are to handle themselves when they are grown. When I was younger we had little banks that had three titles "church, spending, savings" and we had to put 10% into church, 40% into spending and 50% into savings. I realize that not all people are religious or would give to churches or organizations, however this is how I grew up and it worked fine for us.

I think that all children need to know that if they do a good job and help out then they will be rewarded. A couple of pennies doesnt hurt and they will be more willing to help next time.