Do y’all do allowance and chores for your kids ? If so how do y’all do y’alls ? I have a 7 and 9 year old . Need ideas .
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I tried the chore thing and it didn’t work with my kids. So I’ve told them if they won’t help out around the house then I’m not going to treat them. They get nothing from me. Youngest is still trying to figure that out, he’ll ask for weekend treats and I’ll say no because he didn’t do anything all week. My oldest helps with lots. In return for his help, I let him use my car whenever I’m not. Usually throw a little extra cash his way. I don’t ask them to do much. It’s the little things that count for especially when I don’t have to ask.
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Mine have chores because I provide the roof over their head, the water to shower and the food in their bellies. We are a family, a team and that means we all work together to maintain our home. During the week, when they get home from school, they’re expected to clean their rooms, spot clean the bathroom, empty garbage, take care of the animals, and put dinner in the oven (I usually have it prepped and in the fridge ready to pop in the oven when they get home with any instructions). When I get off work at 6, we eat dinner together and then we clean up the kitchen and do homework. On Sunday (my day off) we get all the deep cleaning done after breakfast- they dust ceiling fans, sweep/mop floors, wash their linen, mow the grass in the spring and summer, etc. If they want extra pocket money, there are bigger jobs they can do aside from regular chores to earn money (deep cleaning/scrubbing bathrooms is worth $10, planning and cooking dinner on the weekends is $10, etc). But as far as regular chores - they don’t want to help? That’s fine - they don’t have to help. But they don’t get to keep their devices or toys and they lose car rider privileges and have to ride the bus to school in the morning. My older 2
are driving age and if they refuse to do chores they also lose access to car keys.
We don’t have chores necessarily. More of “you live here and this is what is expected”. Everyone in the household is expected to pick up after them selves. Dishes in the dishwasher, clothes in hamper, toys put away, help with dinner……additional help around the house as needed. These things are not tied to allowance. For allowance, at that age I would give the equivalent of their age each week. With my teens they get more bit need to figure how to make it last for the month.