Dish Washer: Older Child
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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...
Chores for 6 Year Old
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on April 30, 2009
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My husband and I want our son to start doing some chores this summer but I can't figure out what we should have him do! Give me some ideas please! Thank S.
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- I would think he could "help" you with tons of things...dusting, straightening up, putting the dishes away, sorting laundry. I would look at it as a time to spend time...
- This is a good question! I have my 5, 6 and 8 year old doing these chores: unload and load dishwasher, sort laundry, sweep kitchen floor. They are supposed to keep ...
- wash dishes, take out the trash, sweep and mop the floor (we call it swabbing the deck with little kids.. they love playing pirates while cleaning the floor) Put his ...
Crayons in the Washer
Asked by J. from Columbia
on January 22, 2007
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Can crayon stains be removed from clothes after they are washed and dried? On laundry day, I discovered while folding my clothes that my beloved seven year old son had...
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- try soaking the whole load with TIDE detergent overnight..I had this happen with a red crayone one time when my oldest was younger, and it took out all the crayon colo...
- My mother-in-law washed my kids clothes with my clothes and they went through the dryer on medium. I washed them in hot and let them soak and the crayon came out. I ...
- I don't think that's happened to me yet :o) But have you tried putting stain remover or the actual detergent on the stains, letting it sit, then maybe put it on auto-...
Chores for 7 Year Old
Asked by S.S. from Philadelphia
on February 26, 2009
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I have a 7 1/2 year old with AD/HD. I currently have him scrape his plate and put it in the sink after eating, clean up toys/room. I don't really trust him to handle...
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- I also have a 7 1/2 year old with ADHD. He's the most willing helper in the world, not so great with execution or staying on task, but the things I have found he can d...
- My son isn't there yet, but I started clearing the table and washing dishes at 6. My dad built me a little stool so I could get to the sink. Only you know whether he...
- dusting, sweeping, making beds, helping to take out the trash, washing windows, etc.
9 Year Old Girl Will Not Listen.
Asked by S.H. from Syracuse
on May 17, 2007
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Help me someone.. I have a 9 year old daughter and she is very defient and will not listen. Everytime I ask her to do something, she does something else. When I yell...
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- When you ask/tell her to do something, immediately follow it up by saying "Thank you." It will throw her off and she will end up doing it. I had the same problem wi...
- Good Morning S., you are not alone for one. Every child goes through their phases, some earlier than others. I would suggest just sending her to her room, and when ...
- You need to look at the reasons she is being defiant, and if it's suddenly brought on or not. It sounds like a discipline problem. Did you ever try time-outs? Maybe...
Chores
Asked by S.B. from Seattle
on February 10, 2007
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I have 6 and 8 year old girls and am trying to come up with a good age appropriate chore list for them. I'm having a hard time coming up with what should be considered...
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- Hello! You can have them do whatever you want them to, as long as it's safe! You can show them the things you want them to do first, so that's it's done the way you ...
- Here are some websites for you that may help you in deciding what chores are appropriate for your girls. http://familyfirst.net/parenting/chorelist.asp http://www....
- I have two boys 7 and 8.. I think its about what they can do.. my 7 year old loves to do the laundry..he puts it in starts the washer and puts it in the laundry by him...
Chores
Asked by D. from Eugene
on June 24, 2008
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I need advice. What kind of chores can I have my 7 year old do? Don't want to put too much on him.
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- Hi D., Not sure what you have your son doing now for chores, but it's a good idea to get them started in a fun way. Usually young children want to be helpful and ...
- my son when he was 5 was putting the silver ware away(except for the sharp objects) and he was also scooping the litter boxes and cleaning his room.... as he got a lil...
- I would say to give him jobs that you know he can carry out well, without you having to do them again. So like cleaning his room, helping with dishes, watering plants...
How to Get Tint Stain Out of Nipples
Asked by M.K. from Sioux Falls
on August 12, 2008
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I was in a hurry the other night and forget to rinse a serving spoon that had tomato paste on it before I ran the dishwasher. My bottle nipples that were in the lil m...
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- They have a product at some stores that is designed to get red stains out in the dishwasher. It's called Cascade plastic booster. It comes in a tube(almost like toot...
- How much nipples are easily stained informs you as to how toxic they are when you use them to feed your child. The tomato paste is not the problem ~ it's the leaching ...
- Try soaking them in a hot water with Dawn(fights grease)... and if that doesn't work white vinegar is a cure for all! Best of luck
Age for Dishes?
Asked by A.M. from Lafayette
on February 27, 2008
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At what age should my children start washing dishes? I do not have the luxury of a dishwasher, so I decided to have my children help with dishes. They are responsible ...
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- My children started doing dishes when they were 5 yrs old. We had a stool for them to stand on. Not a whole sink full, but some. Then as they got older they were re...
- I would try to make them do them together, your daughter can wash, and your son could rinse. Boys just don't care about getting things clean like girls do at that age.
- Hmmm, when growing up, we worked together at those ages at dishes. I do not think your son is too young to do dishes, as my 4 1/2 yr old helps with the plastic ones (...
Sippy Cups
Asked by A.D. from Louisville
on July 8, 2008
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So I just bought a different sippy cup today and I am going to be using these from now on. I don't want to buy more then 2 this time. In the past with bottles and sipp...
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- Generally I washed them in the sink. Also wanted to note that some dish soaps seem to leave an aftertaste in sippy cups so be aware of that. I had to change dish soa...
- my daughter uses the same one all day, but after a meal or a snack I dump out what's left and rinse it well. I wash it after dinner. In my mind, there's probably a l...
- Beause I was (and still am) slack about washing dishes, I also put them in the fridge. But this does not replace a good washing! It's just a way for me to keep his dri...
