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My client, parenting expert and bestselling author of Just Tell Me What To Say and You’re Not The Boss of Me, Betsy Brown Braun was a recent guest on America Now. If you want to catch what she has to say and learn how you can set up an allowance system for your child watch here.

Betsy suggests several chores that will help your kids learn how to earn.

Potential Chores for Children:

Set the table

Clear the rest of the table, after each person clears her plate;

push in the chairs, put placements away, sponge off the table,

dust-bust under the table

push in the chairs, put placements away, sponge off the table, dust-bust under the table Empty the dishwasher (starting at age six; breakables may require help)

Empty the silverware container of the dishwasher (at age four or five)

Empty the small room wastebaskets into the kitchen trash

Sort the laundry by color or by owner

Put clean socks together by pairs

Carry laundry to owners’ rooms

Bring in the newspaper

Bring in the mail

Take out the big trash bins; bring in the empty trash bins

Feed the pet; fill the water dish

Clean up the pet poop

Water outdoor plants

Pick up/rake leaves from specific areas

Sweep patio/porch/walkway/garage

Dust-bust the car

Dust bust anywhere!

Wash (spritz) the car windows

Sweep/dust-bust kitchen or common areas

Sponge off family room table; straighten the magazines

Betsy says that powerful kids make powerful adults, and power begins with personal responsibility. If you start with a very small base pay, set up a regular schedule of chores above and beyond the base pay. Be consistent with the allowance and your child will have a more powerful understanding of why money matters.