This is an ok punishment right ???

[Bedsheets4knickers]

My ds is 6 . He gets 50p per day for getting himself dressed every morning . He's come home today with a hole in his school shirt and in his trousers . When I asked him how it had happened he said he cut them with scissors . He was very pleased with himself so I'm withholding this weeks pocket money . He's now furious . It's fine isn't it ??? He needs to learn if you on purpose destroy something you replace it ??

Is it not teaching the value of things though rather than 'taking back rewards'? I read the op as that he has earned this pocket money (and tbf he could have just been 'given' pocket money) but now he has deliberately done xyz, he has to spend his pocket money on replacing it? Maybe I've interpreted it wrongly.

It's exactly that

Well then that is a life lesson! Pretty sure that if I deliberately damaged my work uniform I'd have to pay for it. I know that that is an adult comparison but really I don't see your child appropriate version of learning the same lesson to be a negative thing bedsheets!

No I don't either , and thanks all for your input ... I thought about it a lot this evening I'm happy with the decision I've made now .
We all parent differently I know that . We all parent each child differently to their needs . (I do anyway )
Thanks again all x

But is he really going to want to get dressed tomorrow without a fuss if he knows that the money will immediately be taken off him? I can see both sides. I do agree that some kind of financial reparations should be made, It's just that I wouldn't also want to disincentivise further good behaviour, if you see what I mean.
However, you are his Mum and you should go with your gut. Only you know your child. You need to be happy and comfortable with your choices, no matter what we all say!

6 year olds do mad things. That's part of their charm! And how much is a school shirt and trousers?

I don't think he'l question it . We don't dangle it like a carrot on a string infront of him . It'll be Sunday that he'l probably be miffed as that's the day he gets his pocket money . Then Monday will happen and we can start again . Here's hoping :-)

They absolutely do

I think if you definitely want to punish using the money you need to only take what has been earned so far. Taking away his chance to be good (by dressing and earning as normal tomorrow) is not going to teach him anything. It's really unfair