Is it necessary to give money to a school kid? what do you think?

Hello richa...

I thought it is only happening here....Many parents give money to their kids in the name, to buy something for intervals,and it seems to them it is a must and claim otherwise the kid will be sad when he sees all the other kids will have and their kid does not......

But for me I never give any money to my kid and made him understand that it is only to spoil one's kids so he never seems to mind it at all.I just buy him what he likes which is not that expensive and given him the choice to change the varieties with in the boundary up to a limit we agreed....

My mom gave my brother and me lunch money. Used it to buy comic books, games, and cds. Those were the good old days.

This is a problem many parents are facing. Some schools are very strict that they don't allow children to carry money. Elder children if they don't get money feel left out, when all their friends bring money on some excuse. Only the schools can restrict this. Parents too have to be careful and watch how their children spend their pocket money.

I think money management is something a young kid in say classes VIII and above should know. They should get some pocket money but not a whole lot. They are to be told to use it wisely for they are not going to get any more and have to manage within that. Everybody has desires to buy something out of his own money and we should not discourage them totally but I am also of the opinion that it should be absolutely within limits.My parents did the same and I remember I used to save up for special occasions and felt great happiness when I was able to purchase something through those savings.

i think dont give so much of money.

In my case, money is necessary to go to school. So during my time when I was still going in college, I was given money for fair and food since our house is far away from the University and I have cannot go home for lunch. The pocket money I get everyday was just enough for fare and food. I always make sure that I do not waste a single cent. I come from a poor family and there is not much to spend to with those useless things. I think it is okay for our child to have money for as long as we monitor what they are using it for. So when my child later on reaches college, I will be providing him money, but such will be just good enough for his needs.

Hi Sri,

Is not at all necessary to give the money to the school
going kids, because when they are going to the schools we have
sent all the things like breakfast, snacks, etc., with them to enjoy
in the school interval, so that is the reasons there is no necessary
to give the money to the kids, when they are going to the school. As
you have said that giving the money to the kids is not a good habits
and also it may spoiled the kids future, so better to provide them
all the things they required in the school.

Have a wonderful day.

I dont think it is necessary to give money to children since it will only spoil them.they will even feel superior to others who dont bring money in school.I think parent should not encourage this practice,rather they should tell them the importance of money.they can provide them with the lunch of their choice so they will feel bad about it.

i personally think that giving money to a school kid is not necessary.

I think its good to give your school aged children pocket money before going to school. You never know when they may need it or they may even use it for recreational uses. My parents used to always give me a little money now and then when I was in school. It was for if I may have saw something in the snack machine at school that I wanted to buy or if for emergencies. Such as if someone may have forgotten to pick me up from school, I missed the school bus, or if I had to stay a little bit later at school. I could use the money to make a phone call home. Or if on my way home I had decided to stop and get a snack with friends. So yeah, I think that it is a good idea that parents give their children money for school. You never know when the money might come in handy. I'm not saying though to give your kids a large amount of money, but just enough for that day. Or even for a week. Thats something my parents always did. Gave me enough, including change, just in case phone calls needed to be made.