We also explore the potential contribution a ‘pocket money culture’ makes to today’s societal problems – obesity-pandemic, addiction-culture and materialism. Collection: Pocket Money Toys & Games Active Snap Adventures Tin Telescope - Tobar - The Forgotten Toy Shop Alien Pop-Ups - House of Marbles - The Forgotten. Our objective was to investigate the practices of a cohort of modern-day parents in Ireland regarding the administration of pocket-money to their children in terms of ethos, amount, frequency and supervision. There is a dearth of information available worldwide in either the medical literature or contemporary media on the amount children receive as pocket-money, how they spend it, how they should spend it and the consequences of the above.
1įrom a paediatric-research viewpoint, pocket-money is considered a minor variable to be assessed when examining the broader picture of children’s negative health habits. Previous research has found that pocket-money is a simple way of preparing children for the future and creating more financially literate adults. Much of the available published research focuses on the philosophical and sociological impact of pocket-money on the child’s autonomy and on the dialogue between the parents’ value systems or work ethic and how they confer this on their children. Background and aims Pocket-money is generally accepted to be a means for parents to introduce concepts of self-management, saving, budgeting and responsibility for their children.
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