we never got an allowance. I started babysitting at 12 and also cleaned houses. then i helped my neighbor at her business all thru high school.
when i went to college , worked nights and paid for it myself at a state community college.
we were taught to pay our own way and never thought anything negative about it. just thought that was the way things were done.
did the same thing with our kids. they are all doing fine .
my Dad always used to say " if you want anything in this world , you have to work for it."
the funny thing is, my parents were always generous with charities. the girl and boy scouts, st. judes, shriners , and local food banks and homeless shelters. They always believed in a giving a hand up and not a hand out.
we all do the same.