Here’s why household chores are good for kids Chores show kids that families are built on mutual obligations and that family members need to help each other.
Here’s why combining
allowances with chores is not good for kids. By linking money to the completion of chores, parents turn an allowance into an “if-then”
reward. This sends kids a clear (and clearly wrongheaded) message
In the absence of a payment, no self-respecting child would willingly set the table,
empty
the garbage, or make her own bed. It converts amoral and familial obligation into just another commercial transaction—and teaches that the only reason to do a less-than-desirable task for your family is in exchange for payment. This is a case where combining two good things give you less, not more. So keep
allowance and chores separate, and you just might get that trashcan emptied. Even better, your kids will begin to learn the difference between principles and payoffs.
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