Do you suggest children should be paid to do housework?

I don’t think it’s sensible for parents to pay children directly for the housework they do, but instead I think that some sort of prize could be given as a sign of appreciation. Here is my reasoning: 

On the one hand, being paid for doing chores will reduce the children's senses of responsibility. Children will not mop the floor or wash the dishes until they are offered a good price. This kind of excessive emphasis on money is very adverse for their mental development.

On the other hand, however, in order to motivate children to do their share of the housework/ do more housework, parents can provide their children with some periodical prizes, like a Barbie doll or a Spiderman toy. These are more likely an expression of praise rather than direct payments. ( <em>In this last sentance, I would say: "This type reward better expresses prasie than a direct payment would.")</em>

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<em>(Some of these corrections are not so much fixing grammatical errors as they are making the speech flow a little better. I hope this helps)</em>