How much holiday money do you give your child during the summer holidays?

23 jul 2022 om 21:00 | Update: 8 uur geleden

Beach balls, cotton candy or ice cream: on holiday children want to buy things themselves. How much money do you give your child during the summer holidays? And how do you teach a child to deal with it wisely?

Door: Hannah König

The amount of holiday pay a child receives differs per family. Nibud has guidelines for pocket money, but not for holiday money.

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Parents who are looking for some guidance can use the rule of thumb from the Money Wise website: for children of primary school age, multiply the number of weeks you go on holiday by the pocket money they receive each week. If your child receives 2 euros in pocket money per week and you go on holiday for three weeks, you give 6 euros.

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“The summer holidays are a good time to teach a child how to deal with money,” says Christian Meijer of Wijzer in Geldzaken. Agree with your child what he or she can and cannot spend his or her money on and give your child the freedom to make his or her own choices within these agreements. If you’re at a campground and you can kayak or rent a go-kart, ask your kid what they’d like to do most.”

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Niet zeker hoeveel zakgeld je per week zou moeten geven? Ouders van Nu helpt je het berekenen.