I have an 13 year old child, who does not think my 10 dollar per month allowance meets her needs. Should I raise this cash gift?
2006-12-23 15:03:38 · 26 answers · asked by k@Ti3 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
If she is a good girl and does some chores...please make it at least 10 a week !
2006-12-23 15:05:26 · answer #1 · answered by Dave S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of STOP THE ALLOWANCE OUTRIGHT.Then pay her a certain amount for doing things around the house like (picking up her room,watching a younger brother or sister,helping with clearing the table after meals) The list is endless and adjust how much is paid up or down from the base amount according to how well or poorly each job is done. This will teach her the value of doing a job well and it will also teach her the value of money.Just giving her a allowance will only result in her never understanding basic money skills.Another idea require her to put a percentage of her pay and any money she receives as presents into a savings account where it will accrue interest as this also is another life skill that will benefit anybody.
2006-12-23 23:22:34 · answer #2 · answered by hjbergel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Yes - raise the amount to about $40/month.
2) You used allowance and give in the same "breath". The two are not the same. A gift is your option and the child should give you a hug and a kiss. If the child works for it then it's payment for services rendered and the child should still give you a hug and kiss for the opportunity to earn the money (and the fact that they're getting paid for it).
2006-12-23 23:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by fla_dan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start it with chores. Teach your child about the responsibilities in life. Make a list of chores aside of bringing good grades home. Explain to your child, that everyone makes a living by working. If she needs more money, then she's going to have to work for it and pay her minimum wage per hour. Let your child know that for every "A" that she brings home on her report card, that's $15.00, for every "B", that's $10.00 and "B's and below are not considered anything. Allow her to have some study time and work time. Make a list of duties for everyday of the week. And on weekends, make a longer list. Tell her the reason why it has to be longer. If she wants more than $10 per month, that she needs to work for it. She should be grateful that she's even getting that a month, but if she's feeling that $10 isn't meeting her monthly needs, then she's going to have to work for it. But don't discourage her, encourage her everyday to become a much more repsonsible individual. Good Luck and if you need to talk more about this matter, then please be free to email me at: DSanchez1976@yahoo.com and my name is DAVID! Good Luck!!!
2006-12-23 23:16:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mindscrambler 30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We give 1 dollar a day in India which is quite sufficient to meet the needs. U should raise the allowance
2006-12-23 23:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by Tony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that you should give a child a dollar for every year ie. if your daughter is 13 then 13 dollars per month. Or you can have her do things around the house to earn extra money.
2006-12-23 23:07:51 · answer #6 · answered by TANAIYA A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kinds of needs? Don't you offer everything she would ever need? Monitor where she spends that money on. Get her a bank account and teach her money management. She could save her allowance for long-term goals or even donate it to the poor -Christmas time! Children should do chores even if there was no money involved. They use the bathroom too, why shouldn't they have a share in cleaning it? If your children loved you, they would help you because they see that you have a full time job and also have to take care of the house, take care of them, etc, etc. At least that's what I did. I helped my mother out because of love and not because I wanted her money -which she would gladly give to me if I needed anything special.
2006-12-23 23:23:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
($10 a month seems fairly low.)
Even better, don't give any allowance at all.
Give wages.
I ended up doing a significant amount of chores around the house, at the rate of $20 a week (this is back in the 80s, too). My mom barely had to lift a finger except to cook (she is very catty about her cooking), and I was incredibly happy about NOT living on "welfare checks".
Being the avaricious soul that I am, this led to my part-time employment in high school and my pursuit of a business economics degree in college, so I think it had some fairly far-reaching reprocussions as far as that goes, too.
2006-12-23 23:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by John C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 dollars a week would make more sense to me if she helps around the house and keeps good grades. I wouldn't just throw cash at her right and left, but kids need some encouragement to work hard, and sometimes that comes in $ form.
2006-12-23 23:07:11 · answer #9 · answered by Norah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what will $10 a month get??? maybe do $3.00 a week which is fair and only ups it by few dollars. I wish I had an allowance but my mom cant afford it and I work for my money by a job but your case she is only 13 vs me 17
2006-12-23 23:06:28 · answer #10 · answered by swept away in hopes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 a month?! i think a good rate for a thirteen year old is 5-10 dollars a week. 5 dollars is the absolute minimum
2006-12-23 23:05:41 · answer #11 · answered by morequestions 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋