OK kids, this one's for you. If you're between 11-14 years old take a look at the details.?

Question

I'm trying to get my 12 year old daughter to show some responsibility. I would like her to do some chores (without having to hound her about them!), and possibly have her watch her little sister so me & the wife can go out once in a while. I'm open to the idea of setting up a weekly allowance. What's the going rate? How much is this going to cost me? I'll let the readers decide this one. C'mon put your two cents in!

Answer 1

Ok... you need help! I'm a 13 year old girl and yes I do some chorse but most of the time mum has to hound on me too! I think it's pretty much the same no matter what kids you have. Ever since I was like 6, my brothers and I have been getting half our age per week, but only if we do all our chorses, other wise we don't get as much, eg. I am 13, so my full pay is $6.50, but mose of the time I only get around $5 becasue I don't do all my jobs., It varies family to family though, it pretty much just matters on what the parents decide.

Answer 2

No. no matter if you're a license care giver there's a max of four or 5 youngsters you may watch at any given time. Plus how might want to a 14 3 hundred and sixty 5 days old have 8 hours an afternoon to make a call to observing different youngsters at the same time as they should be in college.

Answer 3

Okay, I'm not 11-14, BUT one great way to get your daughter to at least do some cooking around the house would be to tell her that on the days that she cooks, she could make whatever she wants. This allows your daughter to be creative. Have her mother tell her that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and that if she learns to cook now, she'll really impress a guy in the future. You can also buy cookbooks for kids from some of the great chefs on Food Network, such as Rachael Ray and Emeril.

Instead of offering an allowance, why not offer to take her shopping ever so often.

And to get her to watch her little sister why not rent some video games or movies they would both like? This will help pass the time. Also pick up some snacks for them and have a pizza delivered before you and your wife leave. That way they'll have something yummy to eat and you won't have to worry about them getting into any trouble, the movies and video games will keep them busy. Just make sure you get 2 player video games so they don't fight over them.

Answer 4

Depends how much money you make. Do you think you spoil her? Would the value of a dollar go along way for her or does she throw that kind of loose change aside on a regular basis? For the price you should decide that yourself just for that reason, otherwise maybe a $10-20 wouldn't go amiss ;-)

Very good idea. You should use a kind of job system, where the more chores she does, the more money you give her. Or perhaps another thing to do is if she refuses to do chores, ground her, don't let her watch T.V, play her video games, but that's just a suggestion.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Well. Most of my friends in Grade 8th and 9th have like 20 to 30 dollars allowance a week but that includes buying dresses, cds, saving and so on.
I get only 10 dollars a week and save half of it. All those clothings and stuff are under the control of my mother.
For 12 year old, I think 8 dollars should be appropriate. And that also depends in which city you live in. If in urban areas, the best is give her 10 dollars.

Answer 6

Children should be receiving a regular allowance that is theirs to spend. In addition, when you get together with your child to figure out how much she should get, you and she should also work out what the allowance needs to cover and what you will buy for her.

Chores around the house are an obligation of living in a family and should not be tied to an allowance.

One rule of thumb says that the amount of allowance should be about $1 for each year of age per week. So if she's 12 that would mean $12 per week.

Have a look at this:
http://pediatrics.about.com/od/toolsandc...

It is an allowance calculator that's designed to help parents compare the allowance they give their children with the allowance they might have received at the same age because it adjusts backwards in time to the year of the parent's birth.

Another consideration that is recommended is, around age 9, most children are ready to start receiving an additional clothing allowance. This allowance could be handled separately with payouts just a couple of times a year - say spring and fall. An exception might be made for shoes.

Allowances should begin as soon as a child begins to understand that money buys things. Paying an allowance that is too small leaves parents obligated to fill in the gaps and pay for things that should be paid through the allowance.

Some parents even go the route of an "allowance contract" which is designed to identify such things as the permissible uses of the money, when "raises" will be given and even whether loans will be made. A website with sample contracts is
http://www.kidscontracts.com/

Answer 7

If you're to ask/request her, you could also ask her if what she would like for her birthday etc; As money to do something for someone else would be addictive and she wouldn't help other people in need in future without a pay. The best is just a present or reward rather than bucks or money. A birthday present or reward etc; would also enlighten her, as time passes by, she would be used to the chores and babysitting. Anyway, a present is always needed for a birthday.

Answer 8

try just asking her really sincerlly at first and asking for a favor. as for the pay, id say about 50 bucks a month would be fair.
tell her that as a member of your home, she is obligated to put in a little effort to make your house a home that everyone can call home. Tell her that some of the chores come with living under your roof

Answer 9

I would get like 10 bucks every night I babysat my sister.
(which was almost every night)
I'd say around there would be cool for a 12 year old in this day and age.

Answer 10

i think 7 to 10 will be perfect