To ask what you pay your children for? And how much?

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11yo DD wants to earn some more money for chores. Her and DS have always done stuff as part of pitching in but now need to start thinking about what they could do to increase their pocket money.

What jobs do you get your DC to do? What are just part of family life (ie no payment)? What are the ones you pay them for? And if so how much?

Here (atm):

Do as part of family life: loading/unloading dishwasher, feeding dog, collecting eggs, folding/sorting laundry

Thank you

I would probably do eggs as a paid for one and put in taking the bins out instead.

ironing might be a good one too? easy to quantify...

An 11 year old ironing?! 😳

I'm 29 and I still don't iron

I was ironing at 11. granted it was simple things like t shirts and nothing like duvet covers

I pay mine for doing jobs in the garden/on the allotment at £5 per hour, or bathroom cleaning (piecework and it depends how dirty it is, but maybe £3 for bathroom and £1.50 for cloakroom). Vacuuming is £3 for downstairs and upstairs halls and stairs, but only if it's thorough.
Odd jobs, e.g. cleaning someone else's bedroom or sorting pants and socks for everyone work out to about £5 per hour, but includes a completion 'bonus' so they can't stop when they get bored halfway through.

Just to add, my DC don't get regular pocket money, but aren't expected to do loads for 'free'.

My d is 4, I wouldn't dole out jobs but he absolutely loves to help. Today he cleaned the outside of the kitchen bin, dryer, washing machine and cupboard doors while I did the sink and hob, he cleaned the bathroom sink and the outside of the bath while I did the rest then used his little mop and helped me to mop. I give him whatever change is lying around, usually £3/4.
I know he won't want to do it as much when he get older but will expect him to take turns washing up, put his own washing away, tidy his room for pocket money.

At them moment nothing. Before DC1 was old enough to get a job but was keen for a bit of extra cash we paid her for cleaning the downstairs windows, washing and hoovering the car and ironing.

DD (12) gets a fiver a week and for that she needs to keep her bedroom tidy, hoover and dust it on Sat morning and tidy up the 'playroom' once a week. However, since DH has been using the playroom as his personal dumping ground for months I haven't pushed that one.

I don't make her do much/anything else. But that's my choice, she's a busy kid and between sports and homework she doesn't really get much time off.