I have a 9 year old and a 3 year old in one week. Hold on while I shed a tear that our baby is getting bigger and bigger. My husband and I are pretty much mostly on the same page when it comes to chores. The weirdest thing we do is, we don't pay an allowance. We are teaching our kids about money but we have standard chores and then I am guess what would be "commission" chores.
Standard being the obvious, clean your room, pick up your clothes, clear the table, be respectful and so forth. When we offer commission chores it's things like cleaning baseboards weekly, cleaning the kitchen, cleaning the pans from dinner, laundry, and so forth. I saw a pin on Pinterest (where ALL mom's get their ideas) that had a board with the money attached. It has been the BEST idea, my son picks a chore and collects his "commission" immediately. The hardest part is my son NEVER SPENDS A PENNY, birthday, tooth fairy, commissions and so forth. We love that he saves, but getting him to splurge is hard for us to get him to understand. He says he is saving for a house, in 9 years. We love that he is wanting to save, we also just hope that he learns to get a treat for himself every now and then.
How do you plan chores for your kids?
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