Pocket money in “franceinfo and you” Monday, March 17, 2025

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Several messages of listeners concern the pocket money that parents pay to their children, while according to an interactive Harris survey for the French banking federation, 53% of 8-14 year olds say they receive it, an increase of 9 points in one year. Girls receive a little less than boys, also notes this study.

First of all, an auditor asks the question of the very legitimacy of pocket money. “”Why do they touch“, He wonders? He adds what he thinks is more consistent, namely:” tthey do not work or do not help, money is no“. Then, another listener testifies, he said that his daughter received 20% more pocket money compared to his brothers because she had better academic results. Then, Aliénor, she is quite skeptical, she writes:”I doubt that at 8 years old girls are already interested in beauty and makeup products, but someone may think me. “”

Marion Clerc, doctoral student in sociology at the Interdisciplinary Research Institute in the Social Sciences in Paris-Dauphine, answers them. She works on socialization to money in childhood.

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