[ctdonath2]

Chores are work that you do because you’re part of the team, and because somebody has to do it for the team to function.

“Allowance” should be either a fair cut of family profits (say, 10% of net above budgeted expenses; want more? reduce costs), and/or payment for doing something the team would have paid an outsider to do (wash my car, install flooring, ...).

[Svartalfiar]

Chores are work that you do because you’re part of the team, and because somebody has to do it for the team to function.

And that's not how little kids see it at all. Kids do chores because they have to to miss some kind of punishment, or because there's a reward (allowance, night out, etc). Until probably mid high school, most kids won't see the benefit in working for nothing because they think that work actually gets them nothing.

“Allowance” should be either a fair cut of family profits (say, 10% of net above budgeted expenses; want more? reduce costs), and/or payment for doing something the team would have paid an outsider to do (wash my car, install flooring, ...).

Fair cut of family profits? That's how your rich kids get crazy spoiled (especially if you aren't even tying their thousands a week to chores/work), and there's no reason your kids should be getting anything more than a couple dollars, especially before high school. How do you expect a kid to 'reduce costs' in the family budget? Most kids have no idea what a budget is, more so than I get $5 a week, so I can buy dessert a couple days at school, and go to the movies every other week. Car washing is a generic chore, like mowing the lawn or sweep/mopping the kitchen. Installing flooring is way above most kids heads, unless it's tearing up carpet or something you can supervise/lead on.

You're confusing little kids learning life basics with a group of college roommates or a project team at work.