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"He has everything he needs": moms and dads argue about whether to give their children pocket money - we figure out with a psychologist who is right
Your child needs to learn financial literacy: whether to give it away for free, only for travel and food, or save it up for a smartphone. There are many questions about pocket money. Some people believe that children will spend the money on cigarettes and alcohol, while others welcome additional income from grades and cleaning the house. NGS.RU asked our readers how to build financial relationships with children, and discussed this topic with a psychologist.
"With a card, everything is simple. Estimate the cost of purchases in a store or cafe, you don't need to calculate anything, just insert the card into the terminal and the required amount will be written off. With the help of real money, children learn the basics of mathematics and learn to handle bills and coins. It is also important for the seller to understand how much change to give and how much is left for other purchases," explains Alena.
On the other hand, students often lose cash because they are not taught how to use real money. Too many moms and dads still prefer to open plastic cards for their children. Other banks offer similar offers. A user with the nickname Sibrodnic explained that he transfers from 100 to 300 rubles a day to a Sberbank child card. There is no set amount.
The main task of parents in this case is to maintain interest in school. And here we are not talking about sitting next to the child while doing homework and supervising the packing of the backpack, but about support and help. It is also important to make the child a full-fledged participant in family life. You do not need to clean up after him in the hope that at some point he will understand and start helping.