My two are 10 and 6
Since they started school at 4, in laws have given them both pocket money. Gets reviewed on birthdays.
It was all arranged between the Mrs and her parents. I had a hissy fit initially as they were being a lump sum every 6 weeks when they see granny, and I was worried they just blow it on sweets and nonsense.
Luckily they seem to have a good grasp of money and value*, and are happy to save up for stuff they really want rather than blow it on short term tooth decay, so I’ve stopped worrying.
Little one is happy to help round the house if we ask her to. 10 year old is rehearsing for his grunting teenage years and needs prompting, but we have warned him that this is his last year at primary school so we will expect him to step up and pull his weight a bit more this year to help his growing independence. It would be a grey area if we tried to withhold pocket money as a punishment though.
*They’ve probably hear the rows about bike purchases…..