According to this Kiplinger column, 40% of parents say they don’t link their kids’ allowances to the chores they do.
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I got paid to do chores when I was little. But now my husband doesn’t pay me, so I don’t do chores. My parents clearly wanted to teach me about the value of money, but it was at the expense of teaching me the value of cleaning shit up. That sorta backfired.
Why should parents have to pay their kids to do normal maintenance work around the house? That’s crazy talk! Kiddos, you do the work, period. Nobody’s paying ME, aka Mom, to cook those meals every night.
You get the allowance, no strings attached, until you’re old enough to land a real paying job. At which point you *still* have to pitch in around the house. I strenuously object to any system that teaches kids that they must be bribed (in effect) by parents to do their share of the housework.
I said yes, but my stance is a bit more complicated. I feel chores are the kid’s “civic duty” to the household. If an adult gets summoned for jury duty and does not go or offer an excuse, the adult is fined and/or otherwise penalized. Likewise, a kid should have his or her allowance docked and possibly also face grounding for not doing chores. Doing chores should not earn extra money; allowance should be based on other factors.
@Rectilinear Propagation: IAWTC Once you grow up, no one is going to pay you for doing your chores.