What jobs can I give DD to do for pocket money?

[kid]

Do you think I should make her earn her pocket money? She is 7 and up until now has never asked for anything. Tonight I was reading a magazine and she asked when can she get a magazine.

I told her we can give her pocket money to buy things that she would like and she likes the idea of this. But, what if anything should we get her to do. She is small for her age so I can't get her washing up (unfortunately), what do you get your kids to do (if anything)?

[sassy]

Set table, help to clear away.

Tidy her room.

Feed animals (if you have any), clean hutches out (if appropriate and under supervision at first).

[JanH]

Our kids used to get 10p per year of age - that was some time ago so if she had 15p per year yours could have £1 a week? That would buy her a couple of mags a month and she could start learning how to budget.

Extra money for extra jobs a bit later I think.

[cece]

sort out the recycling

collect up the washing up from around the house

dust

clean shoes

tidy up books, CDs, videos etc

sweep up leaves

[laurenhannah]

My DD earns pocket money when she
helps sort the clean laundry - pair the socks etc

helps with putting away shopping / groceries

tidies her room

sets the table and clears away

helps with general tidying - babies toys etc

We just introduced this recently and she is really keen and seems to be much more aware of the value of things when she is saving for them herself.

[kid]

Okay, it sounds right to give her some jobs to do. I think I will start with keeping her bedroom tidy, (it looks like a teenagers bedroom already) and putting peoples shoes away (we tend to take them off and leave them lying around) £1 a week sounds good to me. Hmmmm, I wonder if 3 year old DS will expect some pocket money too?

[robinpud]

tidying her room
putting away her clean washing
setting the table
picking up toys
polishing shoes

dh and I have been known to pay our dd to read to ds when we are trying to get ready to go out!

[bambi06]

put dishes in dishwasher..empty bins around house,take out recycling, make beds in morning/ put dirty washing in laundry basket/hoover/polish/draw the curtains..morning and night..my two have been doing all these for last year [theyre 6 and 4 1/2].and they get 5p per job

[egocentriczebra]

We have only just started paying for chores. At the moment I prefer this on its own to any other pocket money system (like money for nothing, or money for generally good behavior, or deductions for bad behavior, etc.). I think most MNetters argue that some money should be given without strings attached, but I'm not convinced. ANYWAY

20p for taking washing out of machine and putting it on radiators/hanging up outside. But I have to sort thru first for anything that needs drying in airing cupboard/somewhere special. 20p again for retrieving it again from all radiators/line, and folding it up nicely in laundry basket.

20p for sweeping the concrete paths down the drive the other day.

Small amounts here and there for helping in the garden, dusting or vaccumming. I think DS1 (6) might be old enough to peel cooking apples, but haven't tried it yet. He could safely chop them up for me with a child's knife, too. I am seriously thinking to pay 20p (per bog) for toilet scrubbing, too.

I don't pay them to tidy up; they have to tidy before they can watch movies/tv, though. They are expected to hang up their coats, put their shoes on shoe-rack, take plate from table into kitchen after meals, help a bit with their siblings, those kinds of things, for free.