No child should be paid for doing chores ...Middle East

Hanging the washing, making a bed, vacuuming… these are all fundamental tasks in adulthood. And if kids only associate chores with making money, they may not see the value in doing them when there’s no cash incentive – and that is how you end up with a 22-year-old who can’t work a washing machine.

By getting money involved, we send the message that the household responsibilities can be optional and only worth doing because there is a financial gain, but what happens when the kids don’t need the money? They will likely opt out of helping, because there is no expectation to wash dishes.

Instead, reinforcing a different lesson, “We all pitch in because we all live here”, is a better way of teaching kids that regardless of whether they are compensated, they will always have responsibilities. I want my kids to wash the dishes because they are dirty, not because they will bank a couple of quid.

My kids get their pocket money based on things like how kind and respectful they have been, completing homework, and tidying up after themselves. This way they learn other vital life skills: how to be financially savvy, while contributing to the household without bribes and experiencing the natural consequences of not pitching in.

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Their money is free for them to spend as they wish (within reason) and if they want to earn extra cash, they can do tasks beyond their normal household contributions, like cleaning the car or mowing the lawn.

Not only does this system mean that there are no power struggles, it raises kids who understand responsibility, how to work household appliances and importantly, ensures that we don’t hear, “How much will you pay me?”, when someone is asked to put the shopping away. Because in our house, chores are part of life, not opportunities for financial gain.

Kirsty Ketley is a parenting consultant and freelance writer

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