What chores do you or your children do?

Being 15 you will most likely hate my answer.

In my house we don't pay people to be a part of the family or to help take care in the responsibilities that need to be taken care of. It's a parent's job to teach the children the lessons they need to know in order to one day become independent. No one is going to come and pay you to wash your own laundry when you move out, so why even put that misconception into your mind?

The different chores depend upon the age and the capability of each child. I'm not going to send my 3 year old out to crush cans; does that make it unfair? NO, it makes it age appropriate.

The chores my children do & their ages:

the 2 ten year olds, 9 year old, & 8 year old:

wash the dishes (by hand, we don't have a dishwasher)

wash, dry, fold, & put away their clothes

carry in groceries

take turns feeding & watering the dog

pick up the back yard (toys, sticks, ext)

clean their rooms

take out the trash

sweeping & mopping the hard floors

vaccuming the living room

spring cleaning stuff like: washing windows, walls, dusting, ext.

& yes, helping scrub the bathroom is on there too

The 5 year old:

washes off the table

sets the table

carry in groceries

puts away her laundry

cleans her room & makes her bed

feed & water the cat

takes out the bathroom garbage (because it's smaller & lighter)

the 4year old & the 3 year old:

help wash the table

help set the table

help hold the door for people

help with light groceries

make their beds

help pick up their room

help feed & water the cat

throw garbage away like drier sheets & scraps that end up lying around

help folding the towels

help put away their folded clothes

I'm no ball buster by any means and there are very few complaints in my house when it is time to get stuff done. The children are proud of themselves for being able to accomplish their chores. They feel good about doing a good job and they actually look forward to getting new ones because it shows them that they are learning, growing, and maturing.

I'm a mother not a maid. While the list of things the kids all help with may seem long, it's nothing compaired to what I still do for them each and every day without complaint. I think you should appreciate your parents for loving you enough to not wait on you hand and foot.

Equal isn't always the key to chores...often, girls do the indoorsy chores, and boys do the outdoorsy ones (as sexist as that sounds, it is usually true) I mean, growing up, I was an only child, so I kind of did both. My daughter is 13, and she doesn't have specific chores, she just kind of does what is expected of her. She'll load the dishwasher, vaccuum, sweep, she'll work on the yard with me if her daddy doesn't do it...

and she is always expected to have a fairly clean room and keep her bathroom tidy. Other than that, I do a lot of the cleaning....kitchen, bathrooms, etc.

But I've only got 2 kids...one of which is 5 months and sleeps all day...so our house is {currently} not too messy.

In my house, instead of being assigned for things like dusting, or sweeping the floors, I'm assigned rooms. I need to make sure my bedroom, the computer room, the bathroom, and the dining room are all clean and tidy.

If the rooms get messy or whatever, I'm in charge of taking care of that room. If that certain room is a little dusty and stuffing and perhaps putting the curtains in the wash.

If the floors are a little dirty, I sweep them - my mom hates when I mop up the floors. It can be pretty simple at times, but if we have company over obviously there might be more to clean up.

My children have a chore chart. Each chore is worth a certain amount of money. Either of them can do any or all of the chores to earn money. Their chores are make beds, feed animals, clean litter box, take garbage out, vaccuum and sweep. They are 7 & 10.

My 15 years old daughter chores are to make her bed every day. Vacuum on Mondays,Dishes on Tuesday and Thursday,Put clothes in dryer on Wednesday and Fridays.Saturdays and Sundays are no chore days. I have a House Keeper Monday to Friday she is a great help!

My 15 year old daughter and 14 year old son have to

make their own meals every now and then

wash up after themseves

tidy there bedrooms

tidy the lounge on a rota

tidy the bathroom on a rota

take out rubbish

feed the dog

wash, dry and put away their own clothes

hoover

yes they occasionally moan about it but i am their mum not their slave