One parent in four admits to using pocket money to "bribe" their children to switch off their screens, Halifax reports.
The bank found 23% of mums and dads with children aged between eight and 15 use pocket money to get in this way.
And when it comes to spending the cash, large numbers of kids plough it straight back into their devices, with 31% of them spending pocket money on gaming and 12% using it on downloads.
As well as using money to stop children staring at screens, parents also used cash to motivate them to tidy their rooms, wash up, do homework and even make dinner. Overall three parents in five (60%) use cash to get kids to do chores.
Halifax also found children have had a pay rise - with weekly pocket money rising from £7.01 last year to £7.71 on average now.
Giles Martin, head of savings at Halifax, said: "The summer months can be great for kids to see how much they can earn or save by the time they go back to school - and it's interesting to see so many parents try to incentivise good behaviour with pocket money too."
What parents are paying their children to do:
- Tidying bedroom - 36% of parents
- Washing up - 27% of parents
- Cleaning - 27% of parents
- Vacuuming - 20% of parents
- Doing homework - 18% of parents
- Washing the car - 15% of parents
- Dusting - 13% of parents
- Shopping - 10% of parents
- Making dinner - 6% of parents
- Babysitting - 5% of parents
What kids are spending their pocket money on:
- Sweets - 42% of children
- Gaming - 31% of children
- Toys - 30% of children
- Clothes - 29% of children
- Hobbies - 21% of children
- Make up - 18% of children
- Downloads- 12% of children
- Apps - 12% of children
- Books- 1% of children
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Presents - 1% of children
