Saturday, 05 September 2009
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Paid with Clothes....
Well, my daughter (8 years old) has been helping watch her great grandmother (My grandmother). She watches her some during the day and sleeps downstairs with her at night.
She has been paid for what she is doing by both of my aunts.
My one aunt bought her a few stickers and a drawing pad and colored pencils. S leaves those things downstairs in her great grandma's part of the house for something to do while watching her.
My other aunt took S today for a new shirt for school. Well the new shirt turned out to be 2 new shirts and a zip up sweater for school.
So she was paid for what she does...with clothes. Payment that most 8 year old girls would love :)
So here are some pictures of the clothes.
Do you give your children anything when they help out?
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I don't think payment is necessary; isn't it only right to help out your family? :)
I agree wtih @snippetsofstories@xanga - I dislike the idea of kids expecting "payment" for doing things that they should do anyways, like helping with housework/family. Of course, there's nothing wrong with an occasional treat though!
@snippetsofstories@xanga - @just_the_average_jane@xanga -
If you read the thing she was helping take care of her great grandmother. Doing stuff like sleeping with her over night. Making sure she ate breakfast and making sure she checked her blood sugar etc. This isn't like normal doing chores etc.
I think the question that was added at the end is stupid because it makes it sound like she was given stuff for doing normal stuff. When that is not the case.
I think it's great to be teaching her responsibility and that it pays off. :)
I love that leopard print jacket thing, I wish I could get it in my size lol.
@Kristenmomof3@xanga - I wasn't referring to chores either. Sure, I help out with chores at home. But if my aunties need help with stuff or I have to watch my grandma or something, I'm not expecting anything in return. And I don't really want anything either. Like I said, they're family and why wouldn't I help with anything that I could?
@snippetsofstories@xanga,@Kristenmomof3@xanga - - well don't we all pay our kids for helping around the house with clothes and toys even if it is not said so at that moment. Haven't we all just bought something for oiur kids for the hell of it. I know I do. I think it is great that her aunts more less rewarded her for helping out with stuff a 8 year old should not have to do. I would never expect my 7 year old to help with that. Although if she did that would be good to.. My kids do get extra treat if they go above and behond what is expected. Great job.. Sounds like you are rasieing a very sweet girl and it sounds like she wan't expecting it.
Our kids don't get paid for helping the family. They have mentioned why we don't and we explain it is their contribution to the family. This does not mean that we don't ever take them out especially if it's been a good day, however, we don't tell them it's a treat for doing their share of the work around the house. I don't see anything wrong with her getting things just maybe not as a part of helping out with the family things.
Helping each other is good for whole family.
Paid with clothes is ok, paid with attention is ok too...
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for extra work, we have a list of extras jobs for ways for them to earn a little but they are not allowed to do extras for money untill others are done first it is not much though most are worth 25 cents
For me it would depend on what they're helping out with. I'd pay them for helping out with chores around the house, definitely. I don't know how I'd feel about paying them in some way for helping out with something like helping to watch a relative who is ill or very elderly. To me, helping out family should be something you do whether you get something or not. Incentive shouldn't be necessary.
However, rewards for being a good kid aren't a bad thing once in a while. :)
i think your girl is totally adorable !
well, i think 'paying' them is good, like rewarding them.
In a way they will know, oh so this is actually a good thing to do and they might do it more often.
I agree with @opster25 - there are certain things that fall into the "above and beyond" catagory that I don't mind rewarding the kids for. They each have a handful of things that they're expected to do to (clearing their plates, their laundry, keeping their room clean, taking care of our things, etc.). But, as an example, when the lawn was mowed recently after being taller than we usually let it get and it was decided that it would be best to bag the clippings? (Something that's hard work -- I did it once last year when the same thing had happened.) They each earned $2 by helping their Grandmother with it, while I was down and out from surgery. It's not as though they rewarded S with anything over the top, either.
Aww, I think thats cute. She deserves it. She seems to love the clothes too! But to be honest, as an eight year old, I would hate to get clothes as a payment or gift.