Pocket Money For The Children

[G54]

So, when I were a lad, I got 'pocket money' every week. Sometimes I had to do chores to receive it, like washing the pots or similar. The older I got, the more I got, until I started my paper round and then I gave so much to my parents to go towards camp, or holiday spending money or towards a new bicycle and I kept the rest.

Out of curiosity, what I am interested in is :-

Do you give the Thai children any pocket money?

If so, how much & how often?

Do they have to do something to earn the pocket money?

What age are the children?

At the moment I give the two daughters of my wife 50 Baht each occasionally. One is age 3 the other age 6. I do not expect them to do any chores but if they have been misbehaving they do not get.

[MJP]

So, when I were a lad, I got 'pocket money' every week. Sometimes I had to do chores to receive it, like washing the pots or similar. The older I got, the more I got, until I started my paper round and then I gave so much to my parents to go towards camp, or holiday spending money or towards a new bicycle and I kept the rest.

Out of curiosity, what I am interested in is :-

Do you give the Thai children any pocket money?

If so, how much & how often?

Do they have to do something to earn the pocket money?

What age are the children?

At the moment I give the two daughters of my wife 50 Baht each occasionally. One is age 3 the other age 6. I do not expect them to do any chores but if they have been misbehaving they do not get.

At war with my five year old about this. Pondered this only an hour ago.

Comes up with hand out, looks, frowns, 'Daddy!'

20 Baht

Comes up later in the day. 'Daddy!'

No.

Violence occurs. (She starts whacking me)

No.

Spins round, strides off.

It's much like her mother just with three less noughts on the end.

There's a shop at the end of the driveway. Doesn't help.

You're right and thanks for posting this topic. Someone needs to learn the value of money now.

[thithi]

OMG i got only 20 or 30 when I was 5!!!

now i am late teen I get only 1000 rrrrrrrr

[G54]

20 or 30? seems you did OK. Considering what you can buy for a few Baht here.

[thithi]

LOL right

Those days I only spent the pocket money with candies, snacks and balloons .... kid kid

now spend on BOOZE ....NOOOOOT... cake actually

[G54]

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At war with my five year old about this. Pondered this only an hour ago.

Comes up with hand out, looks, frowns, 'Daddy!'

20 Baht

Comes up later in the day. 'Daddy!'

No.

Violence occurs. (She starts whacking me)

No.

Spins round, strides off.

It's much like her mother just with three less noughts on the end.

There's a shop at the end of the driveway. Doesn't help.

You're right and thanks for posting this topic. Someone needs to learn the value of money now.

Had to laugh at your post. I can imagine the scene.

3 noughts less? Maybe mother needs to teach 'daughter' some early financial lessons

She sounds a wee bit precocious with the whacking episode

Be interesting to see what, if anything, others do give. Maybe my 50 Baht is way over the top.

[G54]

LOL right

Those days I only spent the pocket money with candies, snacks and balloons .... kid kid

now spend on BOOZE ....NOOOOOT... cake actually

Cake? Sounds yummy.

[MJP]

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At war with my five year old about this. Pondered this only an hour ago.

Comes up with hand out, looks, frowns, 'Daddy!'

20 Baht

Comes up later in the day. 'Daddy!'

No.

Violence occurs. (She starts whacking me)

No.

Spins round, strides off.

It's much like her mother just with three less noughts on the end.

There's a shop at the end of the driveway. Doesn't help.

You're right and thanks for posting this topic. Someone needs to learn the value of money now.

Had to laugh at your post. I can imagine the scene.

3 noughts less? Maybe mother needs to teach 'daughter' some early financial lessons

She sounds a wee bit precocious with the whacking episode

Be interesting to see what, if anything, others do give. Maybe my 50 Baht is way over the top.

I think the trick is to regularise it. At perhaps seven years they need to start working for it. I value my crockery right now and on balance, it's cheaper that I do the washing up.

Oh and the 3 noughts? Make that 4 noughts and convert from THB to GBP.

That's what Mummy's about to cost Daddy!

[Moonrakers]

At the moment I give the two daughters of my wife 50 Baht each occasionally. One is age 3 the other age 6. I do not expect them to do any chores but if they have been misbehaving they do not get.

At 3 years old my daughter thought that EVERYTHING cost 50 baht, and I mean EVERYTHING including a holiday on Samet which she loves.

Now she is 4 and she understands that some things cost more than 50 baht. She still has not grasped the concept of the value of money (but then she isonly 4), but she is beginning to learn the concept of discipline to get that money. For example, if we now give her a choice of buying a toy tonight or saving the money for a holiday next week, then she will opt to save the money.

I hope that in another 2 years when my daughter asks me for money, I can ask her why and she gives me a good reason: I.E. "Because I did this for Mr/Mrs.X..." Or "Because I did X at school".

At their young age, it's not the amount that you give but the gesture of reward that counts. And if the value of being rewarded on the basis of merit remains with them throughout their life then you have done a great thing.

That's my tuppence anyway.

[473geo]

Ask your mother!!!......easy way out......

I do give the odd 20 baht but from me it is a treat and not a right.....

[MJP]

At the moment I give the two daughters of my wife 50 Baht each occasionally. One is age 3 the other age 6. I do not expect them to do any chores but if they have been misbehaving they do not get.

At 3 years old my daughter thought that EVERYTHING cost 50 baht, and I mean EVERYTHING including a holiday on Samet which she loves.

Now she is 4 and she understands that some things cost more than 50 baht. She still has not grasped the concept of the value of money (but then she isonly 4), but she is beginning to learn the concept of discipline to get that money. For example, if we now give her a choice of buying a toy tonight or saving the money for a holiday next week, then she will opt to save the money.

I hope that in another 2 years when my daughter asks me for money, I can ask her why and she gives me a good reason: I.E. "Because I did this for Mr/Mrs.X..." Or "Because I did X at school".

At their young age, it's not the amount that you give but the gesture of reward that counts. And if the value of being rewarded on the basis of merit remains with them throughout their life then you have done a great thing.

That's my tuppence anyway.

Mai, mai Pa! Satang Deng! SATANG DENG!!!

[krading]

You have to put it into perspective. What's a normal daily wage for a thai labourer, 250- 300฿ ? If I was earning $1000 a week in Australia you could be sure I wouldn't be giving my kids $100 a week pocket money.

[thaimate]

my son is 15 and gets 500 baht a week. other familly members especially his gran give him at least 1000 baht when he visits them every few months.

[robblok]

OMG i got only 20 or 30 when I was 5!!!

now i am late teen I get only 1000 rrrrrrrr

Per day.... Per month ? Per week ?

[robblok]

my son is 15 and gets 500 baht a week. other familly members especially his gran give him at least 1000 baht when he visits them every few months.

What i know about this is that Thais usualy get amounts like that but have to pay for their own food and transportation to school. In the west i got not that much more when i was young but was not expected to pay much.

[Heng]

The nieces and nephews get 40-100 Baht a day for school. They can deposit what's leftover in their school bank accounts. If their accounts grow, the parents, uncles, aunts, etc. involved will deposit more as incentive. No one can withdraw from their account until they graduate - which occurs after the local equivalents of kindergarten 'anubarn' 1-3, elementary school "pratom," and high school "matayom."

Family members in university and away from home get 4-5 thousand per month outside of tuition/books + room and board.

[oldsparrow]

I think the important thing is to teach them how to save money.

Calculate what they really need for a week out and top 20-25% on that, make the point that they have more than they need to and it is the saving. Fancy coin saver is great for kid.

remind them of their good deed and give extra toy time to time may be once a month or two. It must be fair but should not be too regular, gradually teach them that they may not be awarded even for their merit...

IMHO