Today I made a fantastic discovery: My kids are old enough to work! I mean, they do the normal little things like bringing dishes to the sink and cleaning their rooms, but while we were outside getting the mail today, Audrey decided to pick all of the little weeds in the driveway seams. She did such a great job that I gave her 50 cents. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her that if she did extra jobs, she could save up her money to buy whatever she wanted. Oh boy, did she want another job! So I had her clean the kitchen with the floor vac, another 25 cents in the piggy bank. Of course, Parker wanted in, so he put away the toys that were in the living room and helped me load the washing machine. 50 cents for Parker in his fire hydrant bank! This could come in very handy the larger my belly becomes . . .
How do you all divvy up chores among your kids? Do you pay an allowance or extra money for extra jobs? Just curious what works for you!
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okay I wrote this huge reply last night and now it is gone - oh well - the jist of it was this: awesome power in a bit of cash, isn't there? :D as far as allowance went in our house - we got a certian ammount for the stuff we had to do daily (making beds, emptying dishwasher, dusting/cleaning of our room etc.) and then above and beyond (big outside projects, spring cleaning, polishing silver etc.) we got bonuses for - can't wait until it works for Jayden!
My last post got lost too! My kids get $1 allowance (really 80 cents- 10 cent tithing, 10 cent saving) regardless (Parenting with Love and Logic). They pay me if I have to clean their stuff. They make up beds in morning and clean toys before bed. "Money chores" are pictures on notecards I took on a Poloraid mini camera that include steps to clean (I want things done right :/ First get yellow cloth, then blue cleaner, etc.) They LOVE the pics!
The hot book on parenting in my ward right now is "The Parenting Breakthrough: Real-Life Plan to Teach Kids to Work, Save Money, and Be Truly Independent" by Merrilee Browne Boyack. One of the girls here picked it up at BYU's education week last summer. :)
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