Do you give your DCs pocket money?

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Ds1,2 and 3 have piggy banks(money from birthdays, Easter, etc) although DS1's is almost empty , so they have their own small funds. DSs 2 & 3 (6 &4) are not interested in their money so it sits there. Fine. DS1 has spent most of his. He is 9.

I have recently started making them all do regular chores around the house and they have been very responsive. However, DS1 keeps asking for money for sweets, magazines, ice cream, which although I can give him it, I feel he should taught the value of money.

So is pocket money for chores the way to go? If so, how much should I pay each child given their ages and the level of tasks they carry out (ie, laying the table as oppossed to hoovering)

We do save each month for each child (not a lot I might add).

Thanks for any ideas

Hi. My DS is 7, and although we don't "pay" him for chores as such, he has certain jobs he's expected to do, and do without arguing. If he does everything expected of him, he gets 20p a day, so he can get £1.40 per week if he's good. He has to make his bed, put his own dirty washing in the bin, clear up his room if I ask him, put away any toys that are downstairs before bed, lay the table, help to clear the table and help with dinner if it's needed. He also waters the garden at the moment and will empty the dishwasher if he's asked. He's generally pretty good, and tends to get the money, and he quite likes putting the 20p in the jar at the end of the day. If he behaves badly in any little way (cheekiness, arguing the toss etc.,) then he loses 10p. It doesn't sound a lot, but he hates it if it happens! HTH.

I wouldn't pay for chores, we don't although we give a treat at the end of each month for those people who have done all (most) of their jobs, children and parents.

We give pocket money, and they get money from nana, which they can spend as they like, it's their money their choice. We have been known to remove it if they misbehave though.

Thanks.

It does feel odd to me to pay for chores, so I think I will give them an amount each month and chores will be compulsory .

I like the idea of removing or deducting an amount for serious mis-behaviour, though.

We give DD £1 a week - she is 6.5 and we started a few weeks ago. DH told her that because she gets pocket money she is expected to help a bit, but it isn't linked to particular chores. We just want her to appreciate getting pocket money and understand that everyone helps each other out in a family. If we need her to do something (like help her older brother lay the table) we might remind her of this.

DD gets pocket money and has done since she was 5y. Started at £1 a week and goes up by 50p on her birthday. She;s now 9y and gets £3 a week. Not linked to chores as she is naturally quite helpful and tidy anyway. I do reserve the right to withhold or deduct for bad behaviour/attitude but never yet had to.

This is seperate to money we save for her monthly.

DD saves up in her money bank, along with other money she gets normally from grandparents who top her up every so often and saved for things in particular. Last year most went on Sylvanian families stuff. She is currently saving up for the 4th Harry Potter CD on audiobooks.

My 6 yr old gets 60p and just so he's not left out my 2yr old gets 20p.

My 6 yr old is expected to help tidy up toys without the dramatics for this huge amount. If behaviour is shocking then there's no pocket money.

I don't pay for chores.

I give pocket money each week. If DS wants a toy, he has to save up for it.

I buy sweets after school on a Friday, anything else (comics etc) must be purchased from pocket money.

I mean that I expect help around the house - but I don't pay for it. They should contribute to the running of the house without money.

DS1 started getting pocket money a few months back when he turned 5 and he get 50p a week if he makes his bed, collects the milk in the morning & lays the table but can earn 10p a day (max 5!) for doing some writing. He's currently saving for some lego star wars thing and I was surprised at how good he is at saving (says LCN the spender )