Allowance for 6 years old children?

Question

Any suggestions on giving allowance for a 6 years old child? How much shall we give him? If he does housework, shall we give him extra as reward? If he does not behave, shall we take away his allowance as punishment?

Answer 1

Okay, here's what we do for our 7year old and 6 year old...

We have three charts on the wall, one for each child and a 'family' chart.

Their chart has stuff like burshing teeth and cleaning their rooms. This is stuff they are required to do and must have signed off every day. If they fail to complete their required tasks they lose a privilidge (x-box usually).

The 'family' chart is chores that need to be done like sweeping floors, bringing down dirty laundry, taking out trash, etc. everytime someone performs one of these tasks they initial beside it. On Friday, we tally the initals and everyone gets rewarded based on the 'extra' stuff they did.

We like to pay in Chuck E Cheese tokens (we all get tokens for our work and every other Friday we go to spend them). But anythign will work, even money. Our kids usually get a quarter per task.

Our kids know, nothing comes for free. And they also think twice before handing that Ice Cream truck $3 for a treat.

Answer 2

My daughter is 6 years old. She is given allowance for helping around the house. We have a rate for everything that she helps with that is extra from one penny to 2 dollars. If she puts a garbage bag in the garbage can without being asked or told we give her 5 cents. If she helps put away the weeks groceries, I give her 15 cents. If she vaccums the floor (she likes to do this, but I don't feel comfortable letting her, but my husband does) she gets 50 cents (we don't have much carpet). Helping on laundry day is worth 2 bucks because we go to a laundramat once a week.
She does NOT get allowance for feeding/watering her dog, cleaning her room, or doing her homework. The importance for this is to teach her that somethings in life you have to do without getting paid for (such as cleaning your own house when you grow up). If she wants her room trashed when her friends come over, then she will learn that friends don't want to come over to a messy room.
Also if she helps grandma at grandma's house, she is not allowed to recieve any money for helping. The reason for this is teaching her the importance of community service.
As for a punishment, my daughter is a good child, so I rarely have to punish her. We have a ticket system at my house. The first time is a warning, and then the second is a fine (just like the law). I fine for the offense. My thought is if it isn't hurting her or anyone else, then let it go. I would rather she learn on her own then have me barking at her all the time.

Answer 3

Our 7 year old gets 5 $ a week for keeping his room clean and his bath room we always understand if something has come up or has happened so he can't do it that day ( mines the bed ) so he has Saturday and Sunday to get it straight.... If he is doing all 5 days We do the weekend he has learned to have his friends help him clean at least 15 minuets BEFORE they go Homework is homework... you aren't going to be able to reward him for that when he gets to collage... Now A's on the report card gets so much and B's get so much C's are just passing so they do not get rewarded any thing below that takes away any A's cause it has to balance out... if no A's then 2 B's make up for it .. etc... Taking away money for a punishment doesn't really effect him.... PlayStation is the Key or His phone something like that sometimes I make the boy help sister with the laundry choir He hates that....lol...

Answer 4

Usually, allowance is in return for doing chores, so, no he shouldn't get "extra" for doing housework. Probably it would be a good idea to sit down with him and "negotiate." For example, giving him $5 per week and in return he has a certain list of chores (probably not more than 5), such as making his bed every day, taking out the garbage, and feeding the cat. If he does extra - like folding the laundry, dusting, vacuuming, etc., he would get 75 cents or a dollar extra for each extra chore he did (up to a maximum). Likewise, if he does not behave, the allowance would be taken away in increments every time he acts up during the week. Make sure he knows what his "pay week" is (Saturday - Friday, Monday - Sunday, or whatever works for all of you). Good luck!

Answer 5

I think that giving allowance is a great way for little ones to learn about money. Give your child like $5 weekly. Don't PAY him for doing chores around the house... explain to him that that's part of his/her responsibilities. The extra reward can be something simple... favorite dinner, play in the back yard, watch a favorite movie, etc... If he doesn't behave, do punish him/her with what ever hurts him the most (no hitting) as in taking away something that they enjoy a lot!

Answer 6

I do not think a child should be paid for doing their responsibilities to the family. Don't start off on the wrong foot by rewarding them for what is expected. I do not see anything wrong with having the child make up his own bed (of course it will not be as perfect as if you had done it, but we are teaching responsibility here, not perfection) or put away their own folded laundry at this age. If you want to pay him for extra jobs, such as watering the lawn, raking leaves, something like this, then I think that is great. As far as how much to pay, of course it depends on the "job". My children love getting quarters for extra work. They see quarters as cherished prizes and love them so much because they can go into the little prize and gumball machines at the supermarket. Give it a try with your son. But I would not take away money as punishment, afterall, he did work and earn the money. Find other ways such as taking away tv time to punish him for misbehaving.

Answer 7

We give our 7 yr old $5. But he has to do his chores which include setting the table, clearing his own place after we eat, putting away his laundry, making sure his clothes get in the hamper, brushing the dog once an day and feeding her. And all my kids have to clean their rooms on Saturday before the allowance is passed out. This includes stripping the sheets from their beds and vacuuming and dusting (of course I don't expect it to be perfect in a 7 yr old but he has to do his best). Also if my kids complain about doing their chores the lose their allowance for that day and still have to do the chore.

Answer 8

Well how much u want to give ur son is totally up to u and ur budget. I have a five yr old son who loves money and knows he has to work for it. I never give him a specific amount, but never less than $5 a week. A $5 bill is known to him as "big money". I can get him to help me with my 7 month old baby by telling him I will pay him when I get paid. He then tries to help me a lil more. As 4 when he misbehaves, I have no awnser 4 u. I know I said I was not going to give him his allowance and he threw a huge fit! My son saves his money too. It hurts him to spend any of it! Maybe I should be a little worried, maybe he's too money hungry.

Answer 9

I don't believe in giving an allowance to a child so young. What do they need money for? I do have my kids do chores, but not for money! For responsibility. They do it no matter what -they shouldn't have a choice. I do give all my kids chances to make some cash, like doing extra things. (Taking the dog out or washing the dishes when I'm too busy-and I give them a buck.)
If you really want to give them one, I think a couple dollars is fine.

Answer 10

I think children should learn to do normal things around the house. Its everyones duty in the home to take care of their own things.

I make my children keep their rooms picked up without charging me. LOL! They have to make their beds, keep their dirty clothes off the floor, toys put away.

Once a week the kids help dust, and put away clean clothes like their socks/undies...

Your 6 yr old can help put the silver ware away, and other little things around the house.

I would pay about $5 a week for extra things like maybe helping with a younger sister/brother, helping to fold clothes that are not his, things like that.

Its important for children to just help around the house without expecting anything in return. When kids go out of their way for certain things I think its okay to reward w/ allowance.

If my children fuss about doing things that they should do - then they pay me out of the money they earned for the week.

$5. a week is a good salery for a 6 yr old... or - $6 a week - I heard one dollar for every year of the child....

OR

You can reward them by other things. Ice cream at the end of the week, with whatever they want on it - a new coloring book and crayons - little things like that. I think a 6 yr old would better understand little presents. :)