Paying kids for good grades!

I wasn't bribed with money, but my sister was. Some of us are just good at it and others need a little incentive. I won't bribe with money, but maybe a special day depending on the kids.

We don't pay traditional allowance; it is silly to pay a child just for existing.

We don't pay for chores; we don't get paid for them, why should a child.

My spouse and I have jobs we get paid to do; when we do exceptional work, sometimes we get a bonus. We pay for grades, with a bonus for honor roll. She is penalized for a dropped grade, and rewarded for an improved grade.

What we do must be working, she is on the honor roll, scored a 30 on the ACT, and next year, she will be president of the Habitat for Humanity chapter at school.

I don't bribe my kids, I reward them. Rewarding them with money for a job well done also teaches them how to handle money. If they never earn money, how will they ever learn the concepts of saving/spending wisely? I don't just hand them money, they have to earn it and one way they can do that is to do well in school - which is their "job" right now.

My kids bring home straight A's in all classes, since a C is average I would say that straight A's exceeds most people's expectations.
I was paid for my grades growing up and it never dampened my love of knowledge and learning. I got my BA right after high school, but have been taking courses pretty much continuously since then. My parents didn't tell me "if you get (whatever) grades then you will get (however) much money". They gave me an amount based on how hard I had worked and some semesters it differed. I do the same with my kids. They are in 5th and 6th grade and rewarding them with money hasn't dampened their love of learning in the least.

I'm with you. We do not pay for grades. We also don't punish for bad grades, per se. We expect our children to do their best. If their best is a C - then that C is a good grade. If, however, their best is an A and they pull a B, then we have a problem.

Two kids with the equivalent of straight A report cards since they started school - I guess we're doing something right. One is about to finish 4th grade and the other 2nd. My parents did the same with my brother and I. Worked out just fine.

My mother always made it so that the lack of punishment was the reward and I don't think that is the way to do it. I have a 3yo, a 5mo, and a 6yo future stepdaughter and I don't reward them for every little thing but, when they do something good I think they should have a reward. "Clean your room and you can watch TV before bed" "Eat your vegetables and you can have a cookie" Children should be motivated by fear of a punishment to keep them misbehaving but a reward should encourage them to do what they are supposed to do. My sister doesn't give money for good grades but she does praise them and let them do something special, like watch an extra 30min of tv or stay up another half hour or something. My daughter has punishment if she doesn't keep her room clean but, if she cleans it before bed, I read her an extra chapter from our book.

I never received money for good grades, but maybe that's because my grades weren't very good! LoL!

I don't believe in paying kids to get good grades. I do try to reward them with something special like a movie or nice dinner out at the end of the school year if they all work hard and do well. What I care more about is that they do their best no matter what. The oldest two kids get very good grades. Mostly A's with a B or two here and there. The youngest struggles with learning disabilities, but she tries very hard and I respect that. Her hard work is celebrated just as much as the kids with the A's and B's because I feel that's a quality that most people lack. Too many people can breeze by on good grades without having to work for them. Later in life they think they can get something for nothing, that they don't have to work hard to get what they want.

I can see it with teens who make good grades but have to study hard. Because of the extra time studying, they may not have as much time to work. I would rather give my child a little money while they are in high school and have them get scholarships in college. I would only pay for grades that maintained the necessary average to get scholarships though. I don't think you should pay your kid for Cs or just getting by, passing high school is their obligation, straight As or something like that is over and beyond
Ask me again when my kids are old enough for this to be relevant though

my kid's reward for good grades : not getting grounded for the next three weeks! we never bride them, we warn them if they don't then they won't beable to the college of their choice and won't becaome whatever they want to become. right now all three want to do something with animals.