tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post1451409095692978702..comments2024-03-28T14:30:36.096-04:00Comments on The Legacy of Home: Making Chores Fair for ChildrenMrs. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265603931136498066noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-51079223434732035322010-08-26T08:05:54.431-04:002010-08-26T08:05:54.431-04:00There is so much that can be said about this topic...There is so much that can be said about this topic! Some of my favorites are: <br /><br />1. When you have a baby, let the kids do the chores (not all of them, but what they are capable of doing) so mommy can hold the baby. It's not fair to the baby if mommy doesn't get time with him/her because there are so many others to clean up after! After all, we all made the mess. We all clean it up. Starting early gets the kids used to that idea and it is never an imposition, just a fact of life.<br /><br />2. Delegate to the youngest child possible when you need extra assistance. Young ones can fetch diaper wipes and run dirty ones to the trash. Slightly older ones can fetch bottles, wipe dishes and tables, & help get ingredients for cooking, etc. Older ones can clean toilets, take out trash, do laundry, & outdoor chores.<br /><br />3. I do try to make a point of everybody appreciating everybody else's efforts so that no one feels like they are working while others sit. You can't always be doing something when someone else is working (at least I can't...I have migraines and sometimes just need help), but you can ALWAYS thank them for their help. Plus, if we appreciate each other, then we realize we all have strengths and duties and everybody is helping. Sometimes when there are several jobs nobody wants to do, I give them a choice, then at least they are getting what they wanted while they do what they didn't want to do! lol!<br /><br />4. A chart definitely helps us. A. because then it is not mom being a nag, mom being the bad guy and assigning the work (it's the agreed upon chart) and B. the kids know what is required and what they need to do to be DONE, and they like that...I like crossing things off a list. Why wouldn't my kids?<br /><br />I love your posts. Keep on blogging!<br /><br />Blessings. <br /><br />http://homeschool-for-free.webs.com/Heatherhttp://blessing-farm.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-72062448083297734222010-08-25T17:31:24.430-04:002010-08-25T17:31:24.430-04:00Munchkin is in charge of the dishes. It's a da...Munchkin is in charge of the dishes. It's a daily task. Daddy has decided that it will also include wiping down the counters and stove.<br /><br />She's also in charge of cleaning her room and bathroom. That is her domain, so to speak. I do not nag her on that.<br /><br />While I do expect her to bring her laundry down to the laundry room, I do not expect her to do the laundry. She knows how to do it, so she will help with laundry at times.<br /><br />I don't have a set "big" chore. We just all pitch in a get things done.<br /><br />With one child, things are a bit different than with multiple children, but we make things work. Everyone makes a mess, so everyone contributes in cleaning up the mess.Heather @ Marine Corps Nomadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704044370479709930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-82739406275781796862010-08-25T11:19:55.842-04:002010-08-25T11:19:55.842-04:00I enjoyed reading the book, The Duggars: 20 and Co...I enjoyed reading the book, The Duggars: 20 and Counting. They call chores- jurisdictions.Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322888339057936230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4718905863879655459.post-54410431367194316962010-08-25T09:18:32.462-04:002010-08-25T09:18:32.462-04:00I like your plan! Depending upon how cluttered yo...I like your plan! Depending upon how cluttered your fridge gets, maybe you could have Amy empty the fridge and do the big clean on it once a month, giving it a quick tidy and wipe down once a week. We try to wipe the shelves and organize a bit once a week, but I reserve the "big clean" for sometime right before I do my big monthly grocery shopping. LOL, it's so easy to do at that point because there's usually not much in there.<br /><br />I have chore lists for the children that I made up on the computer. However, it does seem that with a 4 yo and a 2 yo, we're all doing some kind of picking up all day long.Beth West www.northernskyart.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981722303332883948noreply@blogger.com