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Chore Charts
Asked by N.D. from Portland
on January 4, 2009
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i have been lazy and my girls (4 and 6) really don't do any regular chores. i really want to get started with a chore chart but am wondering what their motivation wou...
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- You could give them stickers. Or my brother and his wife made up pretend money and when they did a chore they got so much money. Then they could buy what they wanted l...
- My daughter does two sets of chores. The first set she has to do. (Homework, cleaning her room, dishes, and putting away her laundry). Then, I let her take on addit...
- First of all I applaud you for starting at this age, I waited way to long to start my boys doing chores and even now I am not always consistent. I have always said th...
Chores for a 6 Yr Old
Asked by D.S. from Columbus
on July 26, 2010
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Hi ladies,
My son just turned 6 years old and has never had any tipy of chore or responsabilities. I know its taken me long, so I want to start before its too late; c...
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- Vacuum floors, take laundry out of washer, take/load dishwasher, take groceries out of car, clean his room (make bed) - Pretty much anything that won't break his back ...
- My just-turned-5-year-old has these on her chore chart: put clean clothes away (I put them on her bed) give cat water set the dinner table help put food away and d...
- My son at that age would do these chores: 1)Help feed the dog/cats 2)pick up his room 3) 'help' me fold laundry, then put his laundry away 4)help me pick u...
Qeustion for Sahm's..
Asked by R.M. from Decatur
on May 6, 2007
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This might sound nosey, and if I don't get any respsonses, I geuss I shouldn't have asked. Right now I'm almost down to the wire on my inheritence I received when my f...
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- R., You know We don't have our owe accouts but I do work part time. and I never see my check it goes right in today the accout. The checkbook is in the house but I ge...
- Hi R.!! I personally don't have this problem b/c I take care of our finances, I always have and that didn't change when I quit working. We have a joint...
- I don't think your being "nosy" just curious. I think it is a matter of what works for you as a couple. I'm not married but do have a great man. My other half is a ...
Chores for Your Kids
Asked by J.M. from San Diego
on February 23, 2011
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Just curious, how many kids do you have, what "chores" do they do and do you pay them an allowance? My husband and I keep trying to implement a "chore chart" for our ...
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- Giving your kids chores is TEACHING them. My best friend's mom never taught her how to do anything. Her husband had to show her how to wash dishes, vacuum, dust, co...
- Right now, my almost 8 yo has to: make his bed get himself dressed & ready for school get the drinks for dinner put his plate in the sink after dinner If he d...
- I have 2 kids - 14 and 5. The 5 year old does not help much. She HATES cleaning! I will try to get her to help with her toys which is a huge struggle. But, when I ...
Marriage
Asked by E.G. from San Antonio
on July 22, 2011
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39 year old marriage and spouse has yelled at me to leave and he doesnt need me. All this because i question about check ledger where he claims ive forgotten but he wa...
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- Ok. 39 years married? You need to get some help. Either way, he has control, you have none. This makes you dependent and vulnerable to being abused. only you ...
- He 'gives you allowance'...what are you, twelve? You're a grown woman, you don't need an 'allowance' being allotted to you by a husband. He sounds very old fashioned, ...
- Read "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands." You may have been looking at marriage from the wrong perspective. Or you have yourself someone who won't respond. Th...
Chores
Asked by B.J. from Rochester
on February 16, 2010
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I am making a list of chores that each of us will do. My oldest is 6 and I wanted to start giving him an allowance and chores to do each week. He has done laundry, but...
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- It will take a bit of work on your part but start by giving him a sponge and you take a sponge and you teach him how to clean the bathroom, the kitchen, the bedroom, e...
- Both my kids contribute to ALL the household chores but I don't pay them to do it. I expect them to do it! =-) My 12 y/o basically can do everything and does it well ...
- have him take out the trash and sweep. He can fold and put away his laundry, my 3 and 5yr old does that. He is not old enough to do a well job at washing clothes. Wait...
Chores for an 8 and 9 Yr Old
Asked by M.I. from Dallas
on September 6, 2008
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Hello I have 2 daughters who are 8 and 9 and I had given them chores but it seems they are to difficult.I am asking them to feed and water there animals and clean ther...
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- At that age, mine had to help with laundry also. I grew up with maids, so I never learned the value of keeping clean. MY kids know! I have mine participating better...
- I personally do not think that those chores are hard. I think the kids just dont want to do them. My 12yr old has been doing the same chores since he was their age. Hi...
- I had chores when I was younger. I was not rewarded for helping around the house. My daughter is 9 and she has chores. She does not always do them without being told. ...
I Don't Want to Be the Maid Anymore!
Asked by M.B. from Springfield
on March 5, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I need helping coming up with a system that works when it comes to chores. I have three kids (11, 9 & 4) that don't do anything but make their beds anymore....
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- I went on strike for a week at my home and only made dinner. My husband got upset because he did the dishes a few times. The kids got the hint and started doing them...
- our 8 yr old is responsible for: walking our chocolate lab out into the field to go to the bathroom. Usually once a day after school. I do the morning walks and hubb...
- Well, in our house we never got an allowance, it was, you are a member of the family and these are your responsibilities. We had a rotating chore system, so if you hat...
Help with Motivation & Responsibilities
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on January 16, 2008
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I am looking for ideas to help my 9 yo daughter earn special privileges, like cooking classes or getting a guinea pig. She already has "poop duty" for the animals (wh...
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- Sit down with her, eye to eye level, and ask her what types of privledges she would like to have. Have her make a list - she can use poster board and color/draw on it...
- Hi, I'm a 4th grade teacher (and new mom), so I'm wondering if you've considering asking her teacher for ideas? I have had a lot of good conversations with parents l...
- It is an ongoing process to keep my son motivated. Here are a few things we have done. He wanted to go to camp and we said he had to prove he was responsible and ind...
Has Anyone Else Seen This on the News?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on September 6, 2011
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About the U.S postal service going bankrupt?
They are saying they cant pay their employees medical allowance and may be out of business by December. This is weighin...
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- Well, I can tell you with both of my in laws working as Postal carriers, yeah, this would be a big deal.
- Ok relax there will be mail. I heard this story too. What they are trying to do is sell some of the branches to other buisness owners who will continue to run it withi...
- I'm 47 and I've seen this USPS movie quite a few times. Oh--as for the "collapse of our space program"? They're just not sending shuttles anymore, which, frankly, ...
