Do you give children money for doing housework?

I do give my children a weekly allowance but they have to of done all of their predetermined chores first. And it's only $5 a week each. I believe that yes, children should not have to be "bribed" to do housework - but on the other hand, children should be taught what it is like to earn their money, instead of it just being handed to them. I much rather instill those values into my children before they get their first "real" job. Now with that said, there is a set list of things each child has to do each week to earn their money. Above and beyond that, I have them do additional things that they are not financially compensated for. Basically, they have to do it because I tell them since I'm the mother and it helps the household as a whole. :) So we have a good mix in our household. The first few weeks my kids wanted to spend that $5 right away but quickly learned that $5 doesn't get anyone much of anything. I told them that they can spend their money on whatever they decide (within reason of course) each week or they could save it so that they can buy things of better quality instead of junk. It is amazing to watch a 7 & 5 year old decide to save their money. They have shown that they understand how hard they had to work for their money and they do not just want to throw it away. When kids get everything they want without having to work for it...they might just be the young adults who max out their credit cards and go bankrupt - they do not understand what it is like to truly earn that money and they do not understand responsible spending.

I don't think it is advisable to bribe children to do housework. Doing housework is part of the learning process that we have to instill in children from young. Otherwise they will never learn when they reach adulthood. Giving them money doing housework does not teach them responsibility but they become materialistic.

We do things different here. My oldest is old enough to do her own laundry & keep her room clean & we do not give her rewards for that because we feel its her room & her clothes & we shouldn't have to reward that. But we do reward her if she helps out with other house work, like helping with keeping the living room clean, bathroom, kitchen & sometimes her little brothers room. Yes we do give rewards/money for extra help, but refuse to reward her for cleaning her own room or doing her own laundry, but if she does extra, sure, why not?

i don't give money to my child for housework, but i do give him pocket money regularly. Also i just buy games for him when i need give him gift. i think i feed him or raise him very economically. i don't want spoit him with money. i also want him to know it's not easy to make money, also i'm not his money machine. doing housework is a part of his responsibility in the family. parents are not his slave.

It is not always a good idea to give money to children for doing chores. Young children should not be given money for doing chores. However perhaps when they reach the age of twelve they should be able to have a small weekly allowance, which they may keep half of and place the other half in a child bank. They can open with the help of a parent a bank account with just $1.00 and they can add more into it as time goes on. I'm not sure if all banks do this, but I know at least one does. This teaches them how to save money and to work for it. They should only ever get money for doing their chores, since in the real world when they become adults and have to work they'll end up getting fired. Younger children and older children too will be happy with just a big thank you and a hug and every once in awhile maybe a surprise... spanned out maybe twice to three times a year as a special bonus if they've done all their chores for a few months without missing a day... minus of course any sicknesses... it'll be a sick day. If they learn how to use a bank book to keep track of their deposits later in life they'll hopefully have developed the habit and not forget to write down everything, since some people forget and end up having a negative bank balance. It's better to incorporate skills they'll need for the future whenever money comes into play so that they'll be better prepared and know that in order to get money they have to do their job and do it efficiently. The same as house rules will teach them how to later follow the laws of their country and county.

I never game money to my children(ALL 4) for doing chores. That is part of being in a family and helping each other live together. However I allways posted a list of extra things that could be done to earn money and how much each job paid and let them decide if they wanted to earn money for extra things or treats.

I cant afford to waste any money so I dont give them money for doing things that they should do. I dont think its a good idea to pay them to do what is their job to pick up after themselves. When I was young I got money if I did chores but I just choose not to do that with my children.

My son used to receive money weekly as allowance but he had to have all of his chores done in order to receive the money.

no i dont. but there are some instances that i gave extra but not too much. but not in every housework i have to reward them. no way! never in my system., hehehehe

I do it for bigger jobs around the house or things that I know they don't really care for - like cleaning the garage or shampooing the rugs. Planting and working in the garden in the hot sun gets some money too.

I am only 19 so i remember how my parent used to do it for me. The way it happend was my parent would give me money as a little kid mostly dimes, nickles and quarters but as i got older they made me do more work for the moneyso it got harder. Then what did i do i asked for a raise but now there where new rulls. I got the money for the work(hard) but if i didn't do something good my money would be deducted. This way i learned to do things right. instead of spending the money i saved it without being told i worked hard and didn't want to blow it. Now i am in collage by my own money.