At what age do you think children should start getting an allowance?

About age 8 I'd think, for a small allowance.

i don't have any kids of my own, but if i did i would start at 7

I think this depend on countries. In mine, we never give allowance to school children. But I have heard in western countries they give money on weekly or monthly basis. I personally feel that children should be given money as and when needed and not as a practice. Also, parents should be fully aware on what their children spending their money, given the problems of this day and age.

I'm going to say about 10, when you start introducing chores, and duties of responsibility and then decide a reasonable weekly amount to encourage and motivate them to "work for their allowance." This is what I do with my kids.......

DEPENDIN ON THE JOB SHE DOES I STARTED MINE A THE AGE 5 AND IT WAS 5.00 A WEEK FOR CLEANIN ROOM AND FEEDING HER ANIMALS

When they are old enough to have a responsablity and stick to it.

I think depend on when and how much they need in reallity.

Country dependent ?? Hmm i live in india.. Here we call it pocket money , MOstly ive seen it given on a weekly basis , the basic ideology behind giving pocket money is not to let the child simply buy toffees with it .. It teaches the kid money-management skills which is an extremely important factor. A person who was careful about his money from when he was a kid WOuld be careful even when hes an Adult!!! I guess starting out from a very low amount would be good.

i wonder the same thing. mine is 7 and i have a easy chart for things she can do, if she does them all month, I let her pick something special with a $20 limit

Well my daughter is only One. But I am hoping by the time she is 5 I can have her help do small things around the house. Like taking the dog outside and picking up her toys and for just plain old good behavior. And if she does all this I think I will start with $2 a week.

2 of my kids get an allowance (the 4 yo and 5 yo) but they have to do chores to get them and it's only $2.50 a week. Their chores are to feed and water the family dogs, take their dirty laundry out of the bathroom, and pick up their stuff out of the living room.

As far as age, that's a tough one IMO. You could start at about 4 or 5, give them a buck a week or so, they don't have a real concept of money that young. A dollar makes them happy lol. And start with minor chores, like getting the trash from all the rooms. I haven't given my kids allowances unless they do something pretty heavy duty lol. I've offered weekly allowances, 5.00 a week if they do their chores without being asked. Kept having to ask, so they never got an allowance.

I think 5 is a good age for them to get allowance or money compensation for the chores they do. I beleive its a good age because thats also the age they start school.

excellent discussion point well done! I have a 7 year old and he does get some pocket money for doing some jobs, like keeping his room tiby, if he doesn't do it no money. seems to work for me

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I think you should make her allowance in the bank until she has enough age to understand that money is hard to get... When children ignore that they can turn out to be very 'expensive'. The amount i think you should decide

I think that to give children pocketmoney at the age 15 years