Do You Think We Should Pay Kids for Doing Housework
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What do you think should kids be made to clean or do jobs round tge house in exchange for money. It's a tricky one though mine are expected to do things round the house regardless of earning money
I don’t have children but my mum never expected me to do housework. She wanted me to enjoy full childhood. However, it does teach them skills as I found it harder when older. I don’t think they should be made to do it unless it’s tidying up their own room but if they want to. I’ve watched my niece ‘earn’ money or rewards for housework though. It will give them incentive and work ethic.
JLouM mine is now a teen. She has always been expected to do things like help tidy or take things upstairs but as she's older she's expected to help with hanging up washing or cleaning her room
Jerseydrew Agree with you my daughter gets £10 for helping out she puts the washing round and Hoover's I always helped my mum out I thought it was a normal thing to do
Yes. It learns them lots of things - how to actually do housework, wash, iron hoover, dishes, cook etc as so many youngsters today have no idea. Also you work you get paid, if I didn't do my chores my pocket money was reduced accordingly.
We've never paid our kids for housework, we don't expect them to do it, however keeping their rooms tidy and clean is mandentary in our household
I think they need to do this regardless - it's not a paid job. It's a necessity to help keep the place they live in habitable and teaches them important skills for the future 
I had chores to do as a child to earn my pocket money but I never imposed that on my children.
Yes. When we were young certain jobs were done automatically, but, you could earn extra pocket money by doing other jobs. I think it cultivates a good value for money, saving for things that you perhaps can't afford (without doing the extra jobs) and feeling that you have earned the extra money. You learn more about how the world works and how to appreciate things.
My kids pocket money used to rely on doing their share of the chores. They knew what they were expected to do and what they got in return for it. Nothing in life is free and kids need to know this.
Ours does help out by putting pots in the dishwasher and setting the table cleaning his room and bits and bobs at the end of the week. He gets a treat, or sometimes we give him some money as well
Not only was I expected to do chores at home I would also often to be sent to my grandmas who lived around the corner to do some & sent to shop for her too. I wasn't payed as such but I would be given extra pocket money at times for my help. It did me no harm. My sons were expected to do chores too & keep there rooms clean & tidy.
If they are of the age where they make the mess they can clean it up free of charge
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