Kids and Allowances

Some parents give, cut or take away allowance according to their children’s behavior. If a kid disobeys or breaks a family rule, a penalty will be imposed on them.

This may seem like a drastic measure to discipline a child and putting a price on their behavior. After all children learn by misbehaving right? Yet with holding or docking the child’s allowance may be just the factor that keeps that behavior in check.

Misbehavior has to be dealt with a certain way of punishment. If you decide on using their allowance as the instrument of discipline, make sure that whatever amount given to them is above what is needed. So the extra given is a privilege, not an entitlement. That portion may be taken away if their behavior exceeds a pre-decided boundary. This boundary had to be kept consistent.