Tag Archives: allowances

Allowances: Show Them the Money

Posted 29 January 2010 | By | Categories: Behavior | 7 Comments

   At some point in my youth my parents thought it would be a good idea to start giving me an allowance.  However, not to be too straightforward about it or anything, they threw in a twist.  The deal was this: I could have 5 dollars per week in cash or I could abstain from [...]

Put Them to Work

Posted 30 August 2009 | By | Categories: Behavior | 5 Comments

  Okay, my boys are only 6 and 5 years old; they’re not going to be holding steady jobs for a long time.  That doesn’t mean they can’t participate in household sorts of chores.  They’re both old enough now that they can help setting the table, preparing easy meals, cleaning their room and some basic yard [...]