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：C。根据题干中的some experts可定位至原文首段的倒数第二句。该句提到，尽管许多父母认为，给完成家务的孩子零花钱对他们有好处，但一些专家（a range of experts）担心，将零花钱与家务活绑定在一起可能并不合适。也就是说，一些专家认为给做家务的孩子零花钱并不是最好的办法，C项内容是对定位句中may not be ideal的同义替换，故正确答案为C。

错项排除：定位句提到，许多父母认为，给完成家务的孩子零花钱对他们有好处（benefits），A项利用benefit作干扰，但这并不是专家的看法，而是父母的看法，并且in more ways than one在文中也没有依据，故A项错误。B、D两项中的关键词the worth of labor和low-income parents在原文未提及，故可排除。