Allowance(零花钱)
Pocket Money

Some children are taught from a young age to become thrifty. Their parents believe that children should begin practicing economies in preparation for later life, so they give them a small amount of pocket money to practice with.

Each pay day the child's father may give the child, say, one dollar. With that money the child may be expected to buy the sweets he will want, buy the little incidentals for school, provide some of his own entertainment by paying his own way into the cinema or buying a comic or two and, on top of this, perhaps putting some of it into a bank account so that some saving can accrue. 'After all, the savings may be needed "for a rainy day."

Of course, the child may have menial tasks around the home that have to be completed before the pocket money is handed over. www.hxw.red The child realizes that he has responsibilities and, like his father, he must meet these before he can expect remuneration.

Other parents think that what has been described is allowing the child too much latitude. They believe that the child needs closer control in the spending of money, so they provide the money when the child genuinely needs it. Such may be the case with families who are in terrible circumstances -- they simply can't afford to "throw around" their money.
And then there are a few parents who "shower" their children with money. Money is sometimes given in place of love and attention. The child is free to spend the money as he wants, but he soon realizes that a lot of money is no substitute for the love and care he is entitled to.

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