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This works well to get the chore done, as a captive supply of low wage labor. If the goal is rather to instill a set of responsible habits that will serve the c
by spoonjim 5y ago
This works well to get the chore done, as a captive supply of low wage labor. If the goal is rather to instill a set of responsible habits that will serve the child in adulthood, the allowance system might fail when a “Deus ex machina” is no longer present to reward or punish.
- gkhartman 5y agoI've found that there's a natural shift at some point where you know the reward has shifted from a financial one to something different. In the dish washing example, it's the reward of clean dishes vs the punishment of having no clean dishes combined with a smelly sink full of dishes. That said, I've definitely lived with roommates that didn't go through that transition.