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Allowance
This may vary by state/agency but in TN they require the child to receive $30 per month in allowance (which i completely agree with). My question is, what is the allowance supposed to pay for?
The girl i mentored in foster care (age 12 and was a private agency placement due to behavioral issues and having been in a group home setting for 6 months) was told by her foster mother that if she wanted clothing outside of the annual allowance or whatever that she was to spend her allowance on it. Now, i understand that things like accessories (earrings, makeup, stuff like that for a 12 year old) may fall under allowance, but i don't think she should have to pay for her clothes herself. Also she had to buy her tampons from the dollar store with her allowance.
Are there guidelines for these sorts of things? Just curious. Not trying to raise a stink or anything but there were a few things about her allowance i found odd. Also, are you asked to pay allowance daily, weekly, or monthly?
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