How much $ should I give my kids for allowance?

Question

I have a 9, a 7 and a 3yr old. I want to give the older two an allowance for chores etc... How do you judge how much is appropriate?

Thanks

Answer 1

I would give them $5 a week or $5 every other week (however you want to do it) and for every chore they dont do or complete take off a dollar. When they get a little closer to being teens raise it to $10 and take off $2 for every chore they dont do or complete. This always works for me. It will teach them responsibility and that is so great. they will mature much faster.

Answer 2

You judge how much is appropriate by age and what chore they do. A 7 year old does not need $50 like a teenager so dishes maybe $2 vacuuming maybe $4.00 something heavy like cleaning out an attic should be $10-$15 the greater the chore the greater the amount but like i said they are not 16 and 14 years old small amounts will do but no allowance for cleaning your room because you are rewarding for things they are supposed to do any way the police don't reward you for obeying the law.

Answer 3

First, let me say that I believe giving allowance for chores is counterproductive. You want children to do chores because they are part of a family, not because they get paid. If it's a business transaction, they can/will refuse and tell you to keep your money. Many people I know require core chores to be family obligation, and then will pay for extra jobs. I personally require all chores to be done as part of being a family, period.

The purpose of allowance is to teach a child to manage money. Therefore, I'd give what you can afford in a big enough amount to teach management. You want the allowance to be big enough that the child can save up for something they want, but not so big that they don't learn about saving and delaying gratification.

The three year old doesn't need allowance, but lots of coins compared to a bill for the older ones should go over very well.

Answer 4

My parents give two of my brothers an allowance of 20.00 a week. One is almost 17 and the other is 12. I think its fair. I will probably end up giving my children that much. Of course , my daughter is only 3 and her little brother or sister is not even here yet. It will probably be about 40 a child a week . By the time that they are both old enough to do chores. You can start your 3 your old with chores now. Just have him pick his toys up when he is done playing. You can give him about 5.00 also. Put his money in a bank for college.

Answer 5

Depending on the maturity of each child, I would say on average $5 for the 9 year old and $3 for the 7 year old is reasonable. I do not think that parents should pay a child to keep his or her bed made, but for extra chores around the house, set a dollar value amount for each child. Say $2 for doing the dishes, 50 cents for taking out trash. etc.

Answer 6

My cousins get $20 a week at 11 and 13 but I think that is ridiculous! I would chart their chores and put down like $1 or 50c or something for every chore, and if they don't do it when they're supposed to (without being asked) they don't get the money for that chore. I think 10$ at the end of the week is more than reasonable. Obviously you have to find little things for your 3 y/o to do and help him/her though.

Answer 7

well for a 9 is $20 per month,7 $10 per month for doing a list of chores

Answer 8

If you're the type of parent who gives in to the kids' every desire, buying them anything and everything they want while out in public, then a small allowance like $5 a week is appropriate. However, if you are actually a good parent who is instilling discipline and self-control in your children, insisting that they save up money for things that they want instead of giving in to capricious desires, then a larger allowance is in order so that they may save up for things they want. I would say $10-$15 or more per week would be appropriate then.

Answer 9

Have a list of responsibilties... make bed, keep room clean, do homework and such.

Make a list of house chores they can opt to do and get paid for:
Dishes 1.50
Sweep 1.00
Trash 1.50
Dust 1.00
Laundry 1.50
If they make an honest attempt each day then round it off to 5.00.

Answer 10

my oldest is 9 and he don't get an allowance. He is expected to do his normal chores like, clean his room, put away his clothes, and it I asked him to do something else like unload the dishwasher etc. every once in a while.

He can earn extra money from time to time, by washing my car etc. But its not a weekly thing.

I do think kids need to learn the value of money, but I don't think they need to be paid to clean their rooms etc.

Birthdays, Christmas, report cards, Easter, tooth fairy, valentines, etc are always a great time to show them how much you appreciate their help and good behavior.