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featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 1, 2009
Dear Sara,
My son Seth is 14 and, I think, old
enough to cut the grass. I am trying
to decide which is correct. Should
he cut the grass as his contribution
to the family or should he be paid to
do this?
He gets a small allowance on a
regular basis so he has some
money. I haven’t discussed this
with him but it’s time to start cutting
grass and I can’t decide which way
is right. Help!
Jim
Dear Jim,
Either way is right but if you really
want Seth to do this on a regular
basis, you should probably pay him.
Maybe not as much as you would pay
a professional but some kind of
reward.
When kids are small, things like
making their bed or taking out the
garbage should be expected. They
may need constant reminders and be
reluctant but this is their small part in
keeping up with the housework.
Depending on your yard size cutting
the grass is a much bigger
undertaking and Seth is going to
complain if he is not rewarded in some
way, even if he is a good kid.
You might start out by having Seth
help you so that he will know what
you want and expect. This will be like
a training period for him. Kids like to
have their own money and it’s good
experience to have some money to
manage.
One of the things that kids need to
learn is that hard work brings
rewards. Sometime they can learn
from the example that their parents
set but they can also learn by being
rewarded for their own hard work.
This isn’t just about Seth contributing
to the family or not, it’s about
teaching him a good work ethic.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published June 1, 2009
Dear Sara,
My son Seth is 14 and, I think, old
enough to cut the grass. I am trying
to decide which is correct. Should
he cut the grass as his contribution
to the family or should he be paid to
do this?
He gets a small allowance on a
regular basis so he has some
money. I haven’t discussed this
with him but it’s time to start cutting
grass and I can’t decide which way
is right. Help!
Jim
Dear Jim,
Either way is right but if you really
want Seth to do this on a regular
basis, you should probably pay him.
Maybe not as much as you would pay
a professional but some kind of
reward.
When kids are small, things like
making their bed or taking out the
garbage should be expected. They
may need constant reminders and be
reluctant but this is their small part in
keeping up with the housework.
Depending on your yard size cutting
the grass is a much bigger
undertaking and Seth is going to
complain if he is not rewarded in some
way, even if he is a good kid.
You might start out by having Seth
help you so that he will know what
you want and expect. This will be like
a training period for him. Kids like to
have their own money and it’s good
experience to have some money to
manage.
One of the things that kids need to
learn is that hard work brings
rewards. Sometime they can learn
from the example that their parents
set but they can also learn by being
rewarded for their own hard work.
This isn’t just about Seth contributing
to the family or not, it’s about
teaching him a good work ethic.
Sara