Cleaning & Housekeeping: Older Child
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Help-my 8 Year Old Is Very Picky About Her Food.
Asked by L.Z. from Odessa
on April 29, 2008
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I have an 8 year old that is very picky about food. She either wants something different from what i've made and if not, she won't eat. I can't get her to eat veggies...
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- I think it is a phase....my now 9 year old went through that also. Now she is trying all kinds of things. I would never go out of my way to fix her a different meal if...
- My children have done the same thing. She's associating the new food with the vomiting. My child did that with a certain food. It was a traumatic experience and the...
- my daughter has done this most of her life since 2 yrs old - she is now 23 yrs old. Over the years we have learned that some of the things she did not like - she has ...
6 Year Old Allowance
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on November 15, 2008
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My daughter is almost 6 years old. She has no concept of money. She thinks that it is ALWAYS available to her. I want to start giving her an allowance, so she can b...
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- We do same as Kathy L, giving an allowance no matter what, expecting household help no matter what. If our daughter doesn't help around the house, she doesn't get to ...
- I seem to have a different take on this than the other posters. I believe that as soon as they can start understanding rewards/punishments that you begin to implement ...
- How much does lunch cost at school? Use that amount for a while as the weekly amount. Before you give her an allowance, practice values with her. We did that in my ...
7 Year Old Discipline
Asked by J.S. from Austin
on August 10, 2009
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My 7 year old girl will not do her chores. I have a list of chores on the refrigerator and she knows she is suppose to do those chores everyday, the same time everyda...
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- Wow, okay, with all due respect to some of the responders, 7 is very, very young to expect to just give her a job and leave her to it. Developmentally that is just to...
- J., I also have a 7 yr old and 9yr old. The personality of both of these girls is totally different. My oldest is a pleaser she will do whatever she needs to do to ma...
- When I feel like I'm doing all the work with my kids, I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I'm there to teach and not control. Truly give the responsibility back t...
Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii
Asked by A.L. from Sacramento
on March 22, 2009
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My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one f...
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- I would go for a delayed gratification avenue. Tell him he has to wait until he is seven (or eight) to have that toy. Then I would suggest the Wii and make it a fami...
- You've received a lot of great advice and insight herre. You also seem to have a strong instinct that this isn't a good idea for him right now. Don't succumb to the ...
- Here is my thoughts and experience. My son has been growing up with his peers around him having these types of games from a young age. I'd say around 5 and 6 is when t...
Allowance for 7 Year Old--how to Do It?
Asked by N.B. from Salt Lake City
on June 14, 2009
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My 7 year old daughter wants to earn her own money. So, I think it's time to start an allowance, but wasn't sure if it should be tied to things she does to help our f...
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- My boys have age-based chores. Everyone has a dog chore, a dish chore & their basic chores. 5 year old sets & clears the table, 8 year old puts away the hand-wash dish...
- My boys, are 8 & 10. they have chores that are tied to their allowamce but they understand that there are other things that they are responsible for.. cleaning their r...
- I would encourage her to do chores to earn her allowance. I think it teaches a valuable lesson about the value of money and self-reliance. It doesn't have to be anythi...
What Chores Do You Expect from Your 10 Year Old and What Discipline Do You Use
Asked by G.G. from San Antonio
on May 14, 2008
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My 10 year old daughter is uncooperative when asked to assist around the house. There is a power struggle and attitude when asked to perform even simple tasks. Then e...
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- G., I have felt your pain. :) My husband came up with a really neat idea, and so far has worked wonders. (We've had the plan in action about 4-5 months now) First o...
- My 10 yr old sets and clears the table every night (pending homework status). She is also responsible for cleaning up any messes she makes. Also, she can dust the fu...
- I have a 16, 14 & 11 year old. I have one discipline method that really REALLY works with them. If I asked them to do something in the past, I dealt with the same re...
9 Year Old That Wants Too Much
Asked by I.A. from Brownsville
on May 22, 2008
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I have a 9 year old that says we don't give her everything. Since the age of 6 she has had her own cell phone, has been in kick-ball for the past 4 years, and is curre...
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- I have to agree with your husband, you are spoiling your daughter. I have one daughter who is 12 years old. She doesn't have a cell phone. Don't get me wrong, my daugh...
- I would say take it all away and make her earn it back then she will see just how much she has.
- Find a volunteer opportunity that will show her what it's like for people who don't have anything (Mobile Loaves and Fishes, etc). Find her books on poverty, show her...
I Need Advice on Keeping My 7 Year Old Son Focused During Homework Time.
Asked by K.L. from Norfolk
on November 2, 2006
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I have a 7 year old son that has the hardest time staying focused on his homework. It can take him up to 2 hours to complete it. Sometimes he gets so frustrated that h...
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- I would get your child tested. If you have some results, you have a baseline by which to go by when planning how to help him. Even if you/school district agree that ...
- Hi, I'm C.. We had the exact same problem since my 9 year old was in Kindergarten. We changed her diet, she gets no sweets, only fresh fruit and veggies, things like t...
- Our now 11 yr old son had these same issues! I would set the timer when he got home to let him play (he likes outside) for 25 minutes. It helped to let him use up that...
9-Year-old Won't Clean Her Room for Anything
Asked by C.B. from Houston
on February 15, 2008
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I have 9-year-old twin girls who share a room. The "older" of the two cleans up after herself pretty well, but the "younger" one is a complete slob. She has not been...
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- Tak her things away. Then start on an incentive plan. Also, try one on one time. Maybe she's acting out and needs "special" time with mommy and daddy.
- When I was growing up #7 of 8 children, we were taught to pick up after ourselves or our privileges were taken away along with that we got a spanking on the buttox. ...
- I just went to www.housefairy.org that was posted and I wish I had heard about that a long time ago. I have a 12 year old and even though she would not believe there ...
Chores for a 7 Year Old?
Asked by H.L. from Philadelphia
on August 20, 2008
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Hi there,
My seven year old son avoids work of all kind with a lot of creativity. I am curious about what chores/ responsibilities other moms require of their kids to...
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- Hi, We have our 7-year-old son swiffer the stairs from the second floor to the first floor weekly in order to earn his allowance ($1). He bags out of it (and forfe...
- I am not sure about a seven year old but my three and a half year old daughter has chores, well sort of. She knows how to clean her room, i. e. put her toys in the co...
- Hi there, I have a 10,9 and a 4 year old they do chores like loading the dishwasher and feed the dogs. They also have to keep their rooms clean. Now the 4 year old jus...
