Do you think its a good idea to make your kids do chores for money?
2017-10-25 6:29 am
So growing up I always asked if I could do chores to have more money or if I could have a paper route or if I could do yard work for my neighbors for money and my parents always said no and got mad. They said that it was better for me to just spend my time studying instead of working. They also are immigrants and come from a culture where it was absurd for children to work and that they should be studying to get a good job for the future. instead I got an allowance of 5 bucks a month and then 20 bucks a month when I go to highschool and then 50 dollars a month in my last 2 years of highschool. when i was 16 a wanted a part time job and even got offered one at mcdonalds but my parents said no and that I should be studying and that they will just give me money. I have grown up now and I have a terrible work ethic and overall hate working and the whole "study and get a good job thing" never really turned out the way they wanted either. Whats your opinion on this?
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2017-10-25 7:10 am
Interesting question! But I don't think there's a yes or no answer, because so many variable apply.
For example, I grew up in an upper middle class family in a demanding school district. My parents let us volunteer if we wanted (like candy stripers), but we couldn't work. They wanted us focusing on studies and also activities, like sports or music. They said we had the rest of our lives to work, and this appears to be true, lol.
We did have weekly chores and an allowance. If they needed help beyond the chores, we were expected to do for free.
But I can think of other situations where this might not work. For example, single moms might require more from kids, because they don't have a husband sharing the load. They also tend to have less money, even though they have to work. All of this creates a very different dynamic than my home, where mom stayed home, kept the house in order, socialized and volunteered.
If I wanted to save for something, they did let me babysit on weekend nights only.
For example, I grew up in an upper middle class family in a demanding school district. My parents let us volunteer if we wanted (like candy stripers), but we couldn't work. They wanted us focusing on studies and also activities, like sports or music. They said we had the rest of our lives to work, and this appears to be true, lol.
We did have weekly chores and an allowance. If they needed help beyond the chores, we were expected to do for free.
But I can think of other situations where this might not work. For example, single moms might require more from kids, because they don't have a husband sharing the load. They also tend to have less money, even though they have to work. All of this creates a very different dynamic than my home, where mom stayed home, kept the house in order, socialized and volunteered.
If I wanted to save for something, they did let me babysit on weekend nights only.
2017-10-25 8:43 am
i think thats a good idea, too bad your parents didnt
2017-10-25 8:04 am
Mostly yeah.
However, it’s a much better idea to let your kids decide whether they want to work for money or not.
As long as they do good in school, and aren’t morons, they should choose.
Personally, I think a summer job is better overall than a weekend or after-school job, since school is essentially their full time job then. Plus, there’s homework and study time, so taking away free time during the school year could be unnecessarily stressful.
However, it’s a much better idea to let your kids decide whether they want to work for money or not.
As long as they do good in school, and aren’t morons, they should choose.
Personally, I think a summer job is better overall than a weekend or after-school job, since school is essentially their full time job then. Plus, there’s homework and study time, so taking away free time during the school year could be unnecessarily stressful.
2017-10-25 6:34 am
Yes, I do. When I was a kid, there were certain things we kids were expected to do just because we lived in the house supported by our parents. But there were other chores we could do and get paid for. I'm still not sure whether those extra chores were things that really needed doing or whether my parents did it that way to teach us that work has rewards. All of us, when we were old enough, got paper routes and did babysitting or other jobs away from home for pocket money.
2017-10-25 6:33 am
Yes. If they want the money make them earn it. Studying should not take up all of your time.
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