Parents Talk: At What Age Do You Give an Allowance?

Parents Talk is a new weekly feature on Waukee Patch where we reach out to those moms, dads, grandparents, etc. looking for a resources and information (or maybe just a sounding board) to talk about parenting. We invite and encourage you to tell your friends about Parents Talk too. After all, we can’t build a community without your help. We hope that you will contribute your ideas, questions, anecdotes and advice to other parents in your hometown.

In the next few weeks, we will also be organizing a Parents Council that will help answer some of your questions and offer practical, real word solutions. The Council will consist of experts (see: other parents) who can speak firsthand about everything from potty-training to the best pediatricians to surviving driver’s education with a teenager.

We hope you’ll use Parents Talk as one of the many resources you can find for raising happy, healthy children.

Please take a moment to weigh in on the comments below.

This week's discussion topic:

My daughter is 5 years-old and is going into Kindergarten in the fall. She has a piggy bank and likes to "help out" with chores like cleaning up toys or even sweeping the floor. Is it too early to start giving her allowance for the chores she performs? If not, how much do we give her and is it per chore, per week or otherwise?