The practice of paying children an allowance became popular in America about 100 years ago. Nowadays, American kids on average receive about $800 per year in allowance. But the vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework. Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal. In fact, the way chores work in many households worldwide points to another way.

        Suniya Luthar, a psychologist, is against paying kids for chores. Luthar is not opposed to giving allowances, but she thinks it’s important to establish that chores are done not because they will lead to payment, but because they keep the household running. Luthar’s suggested approach to allowance is compatible with that of writer Ron Lieber, who advises that allowances be used as a means of showing children how to save, give, and spend on things they care about. Kids should do chores, he writes, “for the same reason adults do, because the chores need to be done, and not with the expectation of compensation.”

        This argument has its critics, but considering the way chores are undertaken around the world may change people’s thinking. Professor David Lancy of Utah State University has studied how families around the world handle chores. At about 18 months of age, Lancy says, most children become eager to help their parents, and in many cultures, they begin helping with housework at that age. They begin with very simple tasks, but their responsibilities gradually increase. And they do these tasks without payment. Lancy contrasts this with what happens in America. “We deny our children’s bids to help until they are 6 or 7 years old,” Lancy says, “when many have lost the desire to help and then try to motivate them with payment. The solution to this problem is not to try to use money as an incentive to do housework, but to get children involved in housework much earlier, when they actually want to do it.”

解析：B。根据题干中的Ron Lieber可定位至原文第二段第三句。该句说到，卢瑟建议人们处理零用钱的方法与作家罗恩·利伯的建议是一致的，罗恩建议将零用钱作为一种方式，告诉孩子们如何节省、给予和购买他们想要的东西。也就是说，通过给零花钱来教会孩子如何处理金钱，即如何理财，B项内容是对原文中showing children how to save, give, and spend on things they care about的同义转述，故正确答案为B。

错项排除：文中罗恩的话并没有提到family ties（家庭联系）的相关内容，故A项排除。第二段最后一句罗恩说到，孩子做家务和成年人做家务的原因一样，因为家务是他们应该做的，而不是因为期望得到报酬而做的。他并没有把给孩子零花钱和做家务联系到一起，所以C项“激励他们做更多的家务”说法错误。D项内容在原文中未提及，故排除。