Children should have pocket money !!!

When I was a little child, my parents do not give me pocket money for they thought i can not make good use of the money. I had pocket money in hand when i was middle school student, for at that time, my school was far away from home and i have to have some money to pay the transportation fee. In that case, my parents would give me a little more than the transportation fee, so that i can have the money to call them when i meet trouble. But I always used it to buy some snacks and ice cream,and my mother thought I wasted money in that way. Now i think many children should have their pocket money. Now many parents work later than 20 years ago. So the family may have their dinner at 8 or even 9 o'clock in the evening. To the children, they usually have their lunch in the school at 11 or 12 in the noon. So it is really hard for them have nothing until the dinner, to buy some snacks or food is necessary in their age. I think to parents now do not give them pocket money is not a good way to help them form good habit, but a way to abuse them. What is your opinion on it?