SHOULD CHILDREN BE GIVEN POCKET MONEY?

AUTHOR DETAILS: My name is Nishitha Jasti. I study in class 5C. I like to play tennis and the keyboard.

ILLUSTRATIONS: draw a cartoon of a father giving money to his son.

Many parents think that giving pocket money to children is a good thing and can help them in the future, but others think that it is not very good and that it can spoil their children.

Giving pocket money to children can teach them great responsibility. They can learn how to keep it safe and later on save them, which can be very useful when you grow up.

Small children can learn many things from the pocket money they get. They can learn how to count, subtract, regroup and much more. They can learn how to get the exact amount of change when buying something at a store.

However, parents can also have a loss by giving money to their children. Some kids lose things very easily. If these children lose the money, it could be a big loss for the parents.

On the other hand, children can get obsessed with money after getting more money than expected a few times. They can start troubling their parents to get a bigger amount of money or ask for pocket money every day. This can cause much trouble for those busy parents.

Overall, there are parents that want to give their children pocket money and teach them responsibility, but few don’t want to take the risk in giving their kids money.