smooth households and chores!
By jenleestan
@jenleestan (68)
United States
May 22, 2008 7:02pm CST
Next school year I will have one child in highschool, one child in middle school and one in elementary school. I'm just looking for ways to stay organized with all of the different things they do,including school events and chores. Do your children have chores? What are they and how are they distributed? How do you keep events organized? What methods work for you?
1 response
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
23 May 08
Your child in high school you can let her help with the house chores etc washing plates, cleaning house etc. The middle school child you didn't say what grade. Well I see my friend let her grade three daughter wash her own clothes. I am totally against this. You can let her wash her panties, socks etc, help also with the dishes. Elementary one you teach to put away her things in the respective places so that you will not have a lot of work. Teaching children responsibilities early will allow them to respect what you do in the house and do not take it for granted. The big one also can help the smaller ones with their school work. I wish you all the best in organizing this.
@jenleestan (68)
• United States
23 May 08
I guess I can be more detailed and say that my 14 year old currently does dishes, my 11 year old takes out the trach and my 9 year old vacums. They are all responsible for the rooms. They are sick of doing the same chore all the time and would like some kind of rotation system. I guess they want to switch things up a bit.
@kerriannc (4279)
• Jamaica
23 May 08
Yes you can switch around the chores so that it won't becomes too boring.
