is this crazy or what
2006-10-24 04:55:46 · 41 answers · asked by lucysgirl 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
we are talking about $5.00 bucks a week.
2006-10-24 05:01:54 · update #1
forgot to mention this kid up until the $5 bucks started always got bad reports.
2006-10-24 05:07:47 · update #2
My parents would never have had the money to do that, especially with 4 kids, but my grandparents said that for every report card... actual report card and not just an A on a paper, they would give us $40 if we made straight A's and $20 if we made all A's and B's... It sure made us work harder towards our grades!!!
2006-10-24 04:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not!! A child needs to learn the importance of doing well without being paid for it. Now, a $5 bill for a good report card that occurs every six weeks is not out of line. Too many parents and grandparents (I am pointing at you, but I have 4 fingers pointing at me) give their kids too much without their appreciating what they are getting. We love our kids, but we need to train them for the real world where nothing is free - the earlier we start, the less shock we allow them to go through when that transition occurs. Some young people never make the transition, and then you end up with "kids" (age 25) home with you. I know - I've been there. My grandkids still love me even when they don't get everything they ask for. Good luck - all kids are different and need to be treated as individuals, but the give away for performance is a bad idea.
2006-10-24 05:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by Doug R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would not give my daughter ( who is 7) money for good grades. I have explained to her that school is her job. I expect her to do the best she can. She goes to a tutoring club a couple days a week and they reward the students with a token for every page they complete. After 100, they can buy a toy from the shelf ( dollar store items) or bank them. Once they have 500 banked they get $5. I'm not sure I agree with the practice.
I will give her a dollar periodically if she helps really well around the house.
2006-10-24 05:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$5 a week is a bit much. I would consider rewarding play time for good awards. I hold my 9 year old son's gameboy in our bedroom...when he brings a good report home he gets to play with it. When report cards come out he gets money only for A's or 4's (some schools grade by numbers). I give $1 for each A. Seems to be helping.
2006-10-24 07:05:50 · answer #4 · answered by concern1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's a lot of money to give a 7 year old. I think good grades should be their own reward. On the other hand, I'm giving my daughter a dollar to buy a pretzel every week she remembers to pay for her school lunch on the first day of the week, so maybe I shouldn't be saying anything about giving kids money.
2006-10-24 05:03:09 · answer #5 · answered by djecse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe 5 bucks after he brought a good one home, but not 5 bucks a week! 7 years old making 20 bucks a month to do what he should be doing already...Um, no...I don't think so!
2006-10-24 09:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not agree with paying your son for good grades. My husband and I do this with my daughter: She is in 1st grade and brings home weekly behavior charts If she brings home all greens every week for 3 months (which is like the quarterly, when you recieve report cards) then she gets to go to the toy store for whatever we decided she has been working for. Be sure to decide what the child wants before they begin bringing home reports. That way they now what they are working for. Good luck!
2006-10-24 07:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by Mommy of 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, so at 7, it may seem this kid is too young to have a need for this kind of money, but my son gets money for doing choirs around the house and has since he was 5. Not only are you giving him incentive to try harder, but you can also teach him to save his money for something he really wants. I know most parents think getting good grades is a kids "job", but let's face it, so is cleaning their room, and most of you KNOW you pay your kids to do it. If it helps him to get a better education, you can't put a price on that!!!
2006-10-24 05:15:58 · answer #8 · answered by purpledragonflyjrh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I don't think it's a terribly bad idea. I definitely plan to reward my children for good grades on report cards but not weekly. I got awesome grades all the time and never got any money for it. The other kids in my class did and I was always resentful about it.
2006-10-24 05:05:37 · answer #9 · answered by dr_imzadi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of people pay their kids for good grades. Like for me, I get 10 dollars for an A, 6 dollars for a B, and 2 dollars for a C.
2006-10-24 11:44:21 · answer #10 · answered by Little Miss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its working, then great! Use it!
However it brings up another teachable moment.... what do you do with your $5.00 a week.
$.50, goes to the offering plate at church
$1.50 goes into a jar to buy Christmas and birthday presents for others.
$2.00 goes into a savings account which can be used when they turn 18 for a car or college.
$1.00 can be spent any way they want to spend it, after all they earned it and if they want to buy $1.00 in candy it is up to them.
The child is learning that money is earned not given, and if taught that money is given and saved, before being spent, this child will be well on his way to be a very wealthy man (financially, spiritually, and emotionally).
2006-10-24 09:47:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋