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How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
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Chime in on getting kids to do chores.. chore charts, allowance etc..
We've gone back & forth on different chore charts & paying the kids for certain chores. Our last one was written on our chalkboard in the kitchen and the kids got checks everyday for doing certain things - caileigh had harder things than Keira. But we took it down a few weeks ago. For the most part my kids are pretty good at doing what I ask but it would be nice to not have to ask! Also, we don't do an allowance but if we have them do chores we will pay. So what do you all do?
Do you have chore chart - what does it look like & does it work?
How much do you pay? Per chore or allowance? What do they do with the money (spend, save, give?)
What do you expect they can/should do & age ?
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)
Re: Chime in on getting kids to do chores.. chore charts, allowance etc..
You know how Mary Poppins made a game out of chores. That worked to some extent for awhile. I had my nephews (ages 10 and 8) over a little while ago and I gave them both a Swifter and told them to see who could mop the kitchen floor the fastest.
I used to use sorting laundry as a color game. "what color is this" and "where are the colors that are like it"? That was between ages 2 and 5, I think.
I gave DD a paint brush (a clean one) when I was dusting and had her "paint" the base boards. I think that worked until about 1st grade.
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http://pinterest.com/pin/136445063682202165/
(Instead of giving kids an arbitrary allowance, they can pick what tasks they want to do and earn as much money as they choose. Dave Ramsey talks about this. Each chore is worth a different amount of money. So the more chores they do/harder chores they do will earn them more money.)
I found this on pinterest and I thought it was an interesting idea. The link to the actually website doesn't work but the pinterest picture gives you the general idea.
I'm interested to hear responses. I've tried to have Jake do different "chores" on a regular basis (taking his plate to the sink after dinner, putting his clothes down the laundry chute after his bath, etc....) but to be honest, I stink about being consistent with it. Sometimes I remember to remind him, others not.
I'd like for him to start making his own bed along with the other 2 things mentioned, but at the same time, I also don't know that I want to start shelling out money for those kinds of things. I was expected to make my bed every day at home, but never received an allowance or anything (same thing with doing the dishes later on, or helping out around the house) I'm not completely opposed to the idea of an allowance, I just don't really want to pay him to do every day, basic things, you know?
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
this.
I am in this camp too. I really try to stress that as a family we're a team. And everyone is expected to help out and contribute as needed. DD will put the silverware away (and it still baffles me how she can do it perfectly and DH can't...). And we clean up toys togteher. In turn, I try to let her help with stuff that she considers fun, like making pancakes and waffles on weekend mornings; cutting coupons; cleaning with windex; etc.
I like the pinterest button board. Maybe you could modify it and have a few chores on there that MUST be done before any of the money earning ones could be done. Maybe that would motivate them to do what they NEED to do before they could do what they wanted to do.
I do agree with you guys. Kids shouldn't get allowance for everything. I think things like making your bed or picking up after yourself shouldn't be paid chores. They are just good life skills. Denalea - I like your modifications to the pinterest thing.
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I would agree, but when I was doing a chore chart I cut out the crap I would grab for EJ at the store. The stuff I should always say no to, but sometimes a pack of stickers seems like a good idea. But when she was earning money of her own she could learn how to spend it/save it up for something she wanted. Rather than me dropping $5 a week on something trivial for her, she could do it herself.
We had a page my sister laminated that we wrote on with dry erase markers a few items we wanted her to do, and then she got a check each day that item was taken care of. Then at the end of the week, I would total up her checks and give her like $.10 or $.20 for each check. Added up to about $3-5 a week. but then we slacked. But she still is good about clothes in the hamper and dishes on the counter!
ETA- my motivation for thsi came from burgh baby blog http://www.theburghbaby.com/burghbaby/the-jobchoretaskjust-do-it-already-chart.html
How time flies! Caileigh (9), Keira (6) & Eamon (3)