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Dixie · 07-17-2009, 03:35 PM

Wal-Mart bribes me, oh wait it is called a JOB!

However I would not pay the child the money straight away just the same way we do not get paid straight away for every day we work, make them wait until the end of the week, wait two, weeks, or until the end of the month before they see their pay. That's when it'll hit that every bit does add up to a decent pay at the end of the month.

You also set up to pay your children based on commission. For example assign your children different chores to be completed each week and pay them by the chore, and offer 'premium pay' for chores that no one really likes to do such as cleaning bathrooms or mowing lawns with a push mower. The pay for these chores should be just be 25 cents higher than the regular paying chores.

This way they will understand that the pay is sometimes better for jobs that no one likes to do, IE - some people would prefer to work in McDonald's running the register than to work in a processing plant. The extra pay is incentive to do that job.

As the kids start earning their own money, they'll have a sense of accomplishment, and they'll get to purchase the things that they desire and they'll feel better about knowing they earned it rather than having it handed it to them.

The kid that mowed the yard all summer and was able to purchase an iPod is probably going to take better care of it versus his buddy who had an iPod given to him just because he wanted one.

The kid that spent all year scrubbing toilets to purchase her prom dress is going to be much more grateful of the prom experience versus the rich girl across town who spent thousands on her dress and is unhappy with her perceived mediocre prom experience.

The kids that earned their keep around the house as youngsters are much more likely to go out and seek a job at 16 where they know they can earn more money and the ones who have everything handed to them hand and foot and received immediate rewards for jobs not well done are the ones that will need to be catered and coddled to in their adult lives.

Children who are taught to work from an early age are much more productive than those who were forced into the workforce as college graduates.

07-17-2009, 03:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dixie Biggest Wimp of AllDeaf Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,942	Wal-Mart bribes me, oh wait it is called a JOB! However I would not pay the child the money straight away just the same way we do not get paid straight away for every day we work, make them wait until the end of the week, wait two, weeks, or until the end of the month before they see their pay. That's when it'll hit that every bit does add up to a decent pay at the end of the month. You also set up to pay your children based on commission. For example assign your children different chores to be completed each week and pay them by the chore, and offer 'premium pay' for chores that no one really likes to do such as cleaning bathrooms or mowing lawns with a push mower. The pay for these chores should be just be 25 cents higher than the regular paying chores. This way they will understand that the pay is sometimes better for jobs that no one likes to do, IE - some people would prefer to work in McDonald's running the register than to work in a processing plant. The extra pay is incentive to do that job. As the kids start earning their own money, they'll have a sense of accomplishment, and they'll get to purchase the things that they desire and they'll feel better about knowing they earned it rather than having it handed it to them. The kid that mowed the yard all summer and was able to purchase an iPod is probably going to take better care of it versus his buddy who had an iPod given to him just because he wanted one. The kid that spent all year scrubbing toilets to purchase her prom dress is going to be much more grateful of the prom experience versus the rich girl across town who spent thousands on her dress and is unhappy with her perceived mediocre prom experience. The kids that earned their keep around the house as youngsters are much more likely to go out and seek a job at 16 where they know they can earn more money and the ones who have everything handed to them hand and foot and received immediate rewards for jobs not well done are the ones that will need to be catered and coddled to in their adult lives. Children who are taught to work from an early age are much more productive than those who were forced into the workforce as college graduates. __________________ Visit my Deaf Blog Signature banner created by me, please do not steal!