Should parents give so much of pocketmoney to their children?

No parent should not give so much money to their children it will only make them every dependent to them. Soon when they will have their own life they will have difficulty doing thing on their own.

I don't give extra money for my children because we still bring them to school and we go home together. For extra things that she needs to pay, she ask it all to me before we pay for it. I'm also fortunate that there are mothers who stays in school where she could ask for a loan in case she needs it badly, then I pay it the next day.

i dont have younger siblings but i have little nephews and nieces. my mother taught them their parents to give their kids pocket money going to school. kids love to buy non sense stuff, they're curious.. my mother doesnt want them to envy others who can buy and they cant. when i was still young and still dependent when it comes to money, i never ask for extra. i drink before but i always have had extra with how much money they gave me. thank goodness im not a shopaholic or a traveler.

It depends on the parents and the children. Not all are using the money to do things they shouldn't and how much money is too much? Also, perhaps the children are doing chores for the money? Also, how old are these "children". The behaviors you listed seem more like teens to me. I also don't see why the money is to blame if the children are smoking, drinking, going to parties. That has to do with supervision and how they are raised.

It is not fair if it gives too much money to children better given for eat or drink (not for other things which out of control). Possibility of parents busy affairs office and children did not get to be supervised.

Don't really know I know that their is children that become spoiled because their parents are pretty much handing them out their money so that teaches the children that they can pretty much have whatever they want. They won't really learn the calue of money that way. I think that parents should only give money to their children if it is for a field trip if they know for sure because their is kids that will lie that they need money for a field trip and they don't go anywhere except ditch and than use the money for their own fun.

First off I would like to point out that not all children go out and spend money on the things that you mentioned. In fact most of the kids that I know use their money to buy books, go to movies, go swimming and do other fun things. I think that the amount of money a child gets, should be dependent on what their chores are. I personally believe that giving a child money gives them the chance to learn responsibility and that is very important.

I guess it depends. If the parents can track where their money goes and found out that their kid is responsible enough handling that amount of money then I guess it's okay for parents to give more than enough to their kids. I'm saying it all depends on their kid's responsibility.

I think it will depend on the child on how he/she uses the money given to him by his parents. And it would also depend on how the child was brought up by his parents and how they have taught the child on how to use the money well.

hello, Yes, maybe you should give him just enough because he'll be abusive and the fact is he only use it for wasted materials. right? But you know that are the teenagers now they usually want to have some fun. but they must know how hard to earn money.

it's unfair of course. parents are tiring themselves just to earn while their children just waste it... but still, the control is on the parents. if they give more than what their children need because they trust them, they should also make sure that their children should be trusted, and they should be updated on what their children are up to.

Actually,I think it's fair. Yes parents do give more than necessary to their children now and days, but the money is not the true source to why the kid might start doing things like smoking, drinking, partying. These sources are from bad influences. It maybe from school, or from the parents themselves. If the parent can just give the kid money, however much they feel that they need, and talk to them every once in a while about on how to succeed in this economy, the child will do real well. And once again as far as smoking and all these bad things, these are the effect of bad influences not money, because there are people or kids included when they are short on money that would steal to start drinking, smoking or partying.

It is really depends on the parents if they trust their children. Parents must be more observant to what their children do. Parents must know how to control their children, it might cause more demand from their children if they do that.

I think for the primary school to secondary school, a child is given a home-made food. while in senior high school, then give them pocket money, because when they were in senior high school far as I know they can learn to manage money that given to them, and know where the good and bad. then only a matter of how a parent to direct their children. good or bad.

I guess it depends. If the parents can track where their money goes and found out that their kid is responsible enough handling that amount of money then I guess it's okay for parents to give more than enough to their kids. I'm saying it all depends on their kid's responsibility.

I guess it depends. If the parents can track where their money goes and found out that their kid is responsible enough handling that amount of money then I guess it's okay for parents to give more than enough to their kids. I'm saying it all depends on their kid's responsibility.

For me its not right, let their children work for it so that they will understand the value of spending their money for instance let them clean their room first not so much money but just enough.

I think it depends on how old the children are. Elementary school kids should not be made to handle money, at least, not without supervision. They might get their own ideas about money that won't be very easy to change in the future. I don't know, that's what my parents did, and (I think) I can manage my money well. Some people I know who were given a lot of money as kids tend to be spendthrifts.