We are SO trying this!
Kids not appreciating their weekly allowance? Making this small change to the currency could make the world of difference ...
But, if your kids are frequently neglecting their chores, you may even start wondering how much they actually care about getting their allowance in the first place. Talking to Nihal Arthanayake on BBC 5 Live about parents' approaches to pocket money, Martin fully agreed with a listener who tweeted the genius idea of paying their kids with screen time, instead of money.'My son is 10 and does various chores . But we noticed he wasn't that bothered about pocket money .
'And we think we're going to start doing that - for every minute you do this, you get a minute of screen time.Another listener suggested assigning your kids 'official jobs' titles, like 'director of dishwashing,' or 'chief executive of laundry.'One user wrote: 'I give each of my kids £20 they are 13 and 16… they also have a Saturday job where they help coach little kids football and they get £10 each.