No Images? Click here Paying kids for chores has long been a debate in family households. Some caretakers prefer demonstrating that hard work means earning money. The other camp wants to make sure kids know chores mean being an active member of the family, not a pay day.Personally, we give our older son $5 a week just for being, because I personally fall into the camp that maintains doing basic household work -- clearing his plate from the table, cleaning up after himself -- is par for the course of living under our roof.So what does this discussion look like in various households? HuffPost’s Taylor Pittman reached out to parents to see how different families treat chores at home, as well as financial and child development experts for tips on how to effectively pass down money management skills to kids.If you have more thoughts on the topic, email me, as always, at katea@huffpost.com.Ah, memories! From Dawn and Shannon to Scott and Ronald, these were the most popular baby names 50 years ago.My new favorite kid-thing
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