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"&amp;quot;Josh, feed the dog,&amp;quot; Bobby says as we sit down for dinner. &amp;quot;Why do I always have to feed the dog?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s your job,&amp;quot; Bobby says. &amp;quot;But I don&amp;#039;t want a job.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t want to go to work but I have to, and you have to feed the dog.&amp;quot; Josh, a first-grader, and Samantha, a kindergartner, are expected to pitch in at home. Samantha sets the table and she and Josh help tidy up the den by putting their toys and books away. They don&amp;#039;t always clean up instinctively\u2014it&amp;#039;s more on demand\u2014but they are getting better about doing their part\u2014and not for compensation\u2014our kids don&amp;#039;t get an allowance. Their participation is for the greater good of our family. Isn&amp;#039;t that enough? Maybe not. I recently read that kids often start receiving an allowance in first grade. And when determining the pay rate, you add a dollar for every year of their age. Josh and Samantha are not asking for an allowance and we&amp;#039;re not offering one. They&amp;#039;ll get one eventually, but for now, we have no problem teaching them that they need to take on responsibilities without requiring payment. There is nothing pressing that our children need to buy that would call for their own stash of cash. Of course, it&amp;#039;s great for kids to learn about managing money, but there is no guarantee that if we gave them six or so dollars a week they&amp;#039;d manage their money. They could blow the weekly cash on junky toys. After all, it&amp;#039;s their money, right? So for now, Bobby and I will put our pennies toward saving for our kids&amp;#039; college educations. And like it or not, Josh will still have to feed the dog.\u2014Julie Weingarden Dubin Do you give your kids an allowance? If so, how did you choose the amount and how did you pick the right age to put junior on the payroll? Do you think an allowance gives kids an incentive to do chores, or does it allow them to opt out of duties if they decide to forgo payment? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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