Our Accountable Kids Winners Have Been Picked!
Chickadee was kind enough to pick the winners (with the help of her family). And the winners are lullab14 and Mamaduso
Thanks for entering — the information you left was really helpful! And
thanks, Scott and Traci, for sponsoring such a fun contest!
Original Post **************
When me and Kate
were at the FPEA convention in Florida, we met some really neat
companies that were new to us. This is Scott and Traci, from
Accountable Kids.
They were so neat, and they offered to send TWO of you one of these very neat systems. These are not your average 'chore charts'….
Accountable
Kids is a unique parenting program designed to teach accountability and
responsibility in the home. It is a back-to-basics system which
includes essential parenting principles and concrete stepping stones
that strengthen relationships and build a foundation for success.
Children learn to balance choices and consequences in a fun, productive
manner. They experience the joy of being a vital, contributing
member of the family and develop confidence and self-worth. The
Accountable Kids program provides everything parents need to maximize
efforts and bring structure and harmony into the home. It is
effective for kids ages three to fourteen. The Accountable Kids
Start-up Kit includes a book, Quick Start DVD, and kit for one child.
Additional child kits can be found at www.accountablekids.com
You'll
want to click on their website above so you can really see what it is
included. So…. how do you win? Tell me what chores your
kids do (or what they are supposed to do), and then Chickadee will pick two of you to win.
PS thanks for all your kind 'get well' wishes. I am feeling tons better today.
: )
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on June 20th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
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We have a room rotation~we work together at cleaning one room a week. I’ve not trained my middle one well in helping, so we are still just at the stage where he just rinses dishes beside me after I wash them and cleans up after himself. (We are still at the doing/learning together stage~shame on me!) My oldest asks to help all the time and works well on his own~cleaning bathrooms, washing down a wall of fingerprints, cleaning out the microwave, etc. All of them vacuum well, take the laundry off the line, and dump trash cans. I have trouble keeping on task! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
on June 20th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Our Chore Routine
Everyone is supposed to get up no later than 7AM. Then, they have half an hour to get dressed, comb hair, and then…
Bed, Floors, Furniture, Doors,
Laundry, Eat, Clean Kitchen, Brush Teeth.
Bed includes making and making sure nothing is shoved underneath.
Floors means making sure no garbage, toys or clothes are on the floor.
Furniture means clearing off cluttery furniture and checking that drawers are tidy and shut.
Doors means a quick closet check to make sure everything is in order there.
Laundry means to make sure laundry is taken downstairs to be washed.
Eat seems obvious, but it includes making sure the little ones eat properly and for Jordan it includes taking care of the dog!
Clean Kitchen means to clean up the breakfast mess, wipe counters and table, sweep, load dishwasher and push chairs into the table.
Brush Teeth includes wiping up the bathrooms afterwards.
At lunch time and dinner time… the children repeat the clean kitchen and the brush teeth/wipe up bathrooms routine.
Before we leave a room, we straighten it… for instance, the school room is put in order before we go upstairs for lunch even if we are coming back to it later.
In the afternoon, the children are given misc. jobs… help with putting away laundry, cleaning up the yard, vaccumming out the car, loading recyclables into the car, sweeping out the garage, setting the table for meals, mowing the lawn (only two of the children have been taught this skill, so far), taking out garbage, etc. NOT ALL IN THE SAME DAY, of course, but as needed.
Our house stays relatively clean.
I really need to teach someone to wash walls though! Kaitlyn does okay with mopping and vaccuming, but I usually do it b/c I am picky about how it is done! That’s my own fault! (It is partly b/c I am worried that they will break the vaccuum or something!)
If we are blessed with a new baby I will have to start having them do those jobs too.
on June 20th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
Chores
Hi Jen,
We moved about 2 months ago, and I institued “Chore Boot Camp”. Basically, I wrote down everything that I would like to see done (preferably by someone shorter than me!) each day. I then broke it down by room and by kid (I have 3).
Each day, the kids wipe down the bathroom, clean the toilet & vanity, make beds, pick up toys, clear the table, do dishes, dust & vacuum the living room, feed the cats & scoop kitty litter, empty garbage–there are a few others, but basically, each room gets touched (in a good way). I’ve been amazed at how well this is working.
The house doesn’t get as much deep cleaning, but once a week the bathroom & kitchen floors get washed (by the kids!), laundry gets done, and their rooms get dusted and vacuumed. Chores take a lot longer in the morning (I have to really stay on my 6yo), so I’m thinking of making a list of morning chores vs. afternoon chores. Then we can start school earlier.
Amanda
on June 20th, 2006 at 3:34 pm
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My children are all young, but they are good workers!
Kaira (age 6) Rinses dishes and loads the dishwasher, sets the table, sorts laundry, rises and and grows the sprouts we eat at lunches, gathers herbs from the herb garden to season our meals, and sweeps the kitchen floor. Sometimes she runs the vacuum.
Kendra (age 4) Unloads the dishwasher, clears the table, scrubs potatoes and sorts laundry
Keianna (age 2) picks up toys and feeds the dog. (With Kendra’s help)
Little Keegan (age 1) can clean up his own toys–but that’s about it.
on June 20th, 2006 at 3:37 pm
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My son 10—-garbages. Check all bathrooms and take inside garbage outside. Then they night before garbage day he has to haul them to the curb. He also is the official pest killer. Bees, ants, spiders….don’t ask anyone but him! He just mowed the lawn for the first time as well….hmmm. I might add that one.
Daughter 9-dishwasher. Load it up and unload it. (this is new and I have to admit that I love it!) Keep the bathroom downstairs shiney. (love them Clorox wipes)
Daughter 7-shoe patrol. She picks up stray shoes and puts them neatly in the shoe organizer. Organizing shoes for 6 people is crazy. This just may be the hardest job of all the kids!
Daughter 6-Keep the kitchen table cleaned of clutter. And remove any and all junk from it! Push the chairs in (that always get left out). Also put any videos/dvds away that get set on top of the t.v.
These are the only special chores they get. There is the ‘usual suspects’. Make your bed, put away your toys, etc, etc. But these are the ones that are earmarked JUST for them.
on June 20th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
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Hey Jen,
I’m glad your feeling better!
Here’s what my kids do, so far!
Peregrine (3 1/2): Sets and clears table, puts away silverware, takes out compost, waters plants, and is starting to take out the trash. On laundry days he helps load and unload the dryer, folds washcloths and kitchen cloths and puts laundry away. These are his “regular” helper jobs and he also cleans up his toys and books and carries baby diapers to the trash several times a day!
Alethea (15 months): Helps clean up her own toys and puts the kid dishes in their drawer. Helps Peregrine load and unload the dryer.
on June 20th, 2006 at 4:03 pm
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Cool! I random blogged to a blog with a contest!
Nice blog, BTW.
My dd, age 5, is responsible for: keeping the shoe rack neat, cleaning the sink in the bathroom where she brushes her teeth, feeding the cat and fish, setting the table, and making sure her toys are put away.
on June 20th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
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I am soooo behind on getting the kids involved in the everyday things. But here are their basic jobs. Clean their rooms every morning. J (10) cleans the pool, takes out the trash, cleans up after the dog, and weed whacks (sp?) the yard. S (6) helps his brother with all the above chores (except the weed whacker), assists me with the drying of the dishes, gets the newspaper and mail. I really, really could use this, pick me, pick me! I walked past that tables how many times, but didn’t stop, silly me! One of my roomies got the kits for her kids though and I drooled over them on the way home.
on June 20th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Funny Thing…
I JUST posted an entry about this very subject! You'll have to stop by and see the details. Asa and I sat down and divied up most of the list. I'll synapse what Lovebug is in charge of for you though.
The Obvious:Her Room-bed, clothes, linens, garbage, etc. Her Bathroom-top to bottom, garbage (she is doing her bathroom as we speak-yay!)
The Rest:Kitchen-everything that pertains to dishes, wiping off table, helping w/meals. Floors-sweeping whole main level including bathroom, her room, shoes. Ferrets-clean cage, water/feed, exercise.
We all pitch in with a lot of the other stuff that's logical. Example:You are going into the kitchen and notice the garbage is overflowing and ready to fall on and kill the next passer-by. Take it out-even if you're NOT Dad. (Dad is the man so he usually takes care of it. Bless his heart!)
What about the IG's? What's your plan for clean house success?
Blessings,
Traci 🙂
P.S.Glad to hear you're feeling better, I'll say a little prayer for you!
Edited by mamatc on Jun. 20, 2006 at 2:23 PM
on June 20th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
My kids chores
All my children make their beds and clean their rooms.
Our oldest son (9) unloads the dishwasher, sorts dirty laundry, loads washer, and is teaching our 3yo dd to sort laundry
Our 7yo ds takes the clothes out of the dryer, sorts boys pants and folds them, hangs boys shirts, and vaccums the house
Our 5yo ds feeds the cat, and take dirty clothes to laundry room
Our 3yo dd washes spots off the tile floor with a spray bottle and a rag, and is learning to sort laundry
They do these chores, but they do not like it and sometimes grump about them. I have tried lots of way to make it fun, but so far nothing has worked. Id love some help! ~Shaundra
on June 20th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
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when does chickadee choose the winner? do i choose any old way i want to? and, it’s too bad i volunteered as the chooser since this prize looks so neat.
on June 20th, 2006 at 5:55 pm
Chickadee's are my favorite birds!
Hi Chickadee!
I'm hoping you'll atleast read my post after that title! I don't know how you'll ever choose the winner but I'm gonna give it a try…
First of all, if you could see our home right now you'd think we never did chores!
I have 4 children, the oldest three (DD13, DS 10 and DS 6) have "checklists" which they need to complete before 9:00am or else! (Actually, the punishment is "no screens" ex. TV, computer, etc.. for the day) Their checklists include getting themselves ready for the day– such as get dressed and brush teeth, as well as their regular responsibilites like; make bed, feed cat or empty dishwasher.
I also have my own list to complete which includes taking care of DS1. I'll spare you the details!
Once they finish their lists they will come and see me and if I'm ready to do more work I will assign us some other task/tasks to do. I will try to have us do things as team or atleast put 2 on the same chore 'cuz its more fun to work together than alone.
You'd think with all this work our house would be spic and span but this is something I've yet to attain! Some days it looks really great but never the day company drops by!!!
Ok, I gotta go grab a kid and get some laundry done…
Amy
Edited by AMB on Jun. 20, 2006 at 3:56 PM
on June 20th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
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The boys do their chores before breakfast. They can eat as soon as they’re done. I’ve found hunger to be a great motivator!
9ds – room chores (clean his room, make his bed, bring down and sort his laundry, make sure his closet it picked up), pick up the playroom, unload the dishwasher, wipe down the upstairs bathroom and do his devotions.
7ds – room chores (clean his room, make his bed, make sure his closet it picked up), clean the playroom, sweep under the stools in the kitchen, empty all the trash cans in the house.
4ds – room chores (clean his room, make his bed, make sure his closet it picked up, bring down and sort the laundry for he and his brother), clean the playroom, put away the silverware from the dishwasher.
These are the ones they do on a daily basis. We are working on other things to add to the list.
Blessings,
Angela
on June 20th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
What a great prize!!!!
I am quite lucky because my dd LOVES to clean. She is roaring and ready to go, singing to the top of her lungs whenever it is “clean-up time!” She helps make her bed, she cleans up the toys in her room(we have been working on putting them away in the right place and she is learning quickly), she helps to pick up the living room – not just her toys, but other things that are laying about as well. When I vacuum she gets out her little Dirt Devil and is right behind me. When I sweep the hard woods she follows suit with a Swiffer. If you get just the regular Swiffer the handle comes apart so I make it just her size and she loves it!! When I dust she helps with a cloth diaper. When I clean the base boards she has her own rag. She picks up her dirty clothes and puts them in her laundry hamper. She helps to unload the dishwasher. We have our days, but most of the time she is a merry little maid and I love that about her. I am so glad that she is willing to be a little “momma!”
on June 20th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
What a great prize!!!!
I am quite lucky because my dd LOVES to clean. She is roaring and ready to go, singing to the top of her lungs whenever it is “clean-up time!” She helps make her bed, she cleans up the toys in her room(we have been working on putting them away in the right place and she is learning quickly), she helps to pick up the living room – not just her toys, but other things that are laying about as well. When I vacuum she gets out her little Dirt Devil and is right behind me. When I sweep the hard woods she follows suit with a Swiffer. If you get just the regular Swiffer the handle comes apart so I make it just her size and she loves it!! When I dust she helps with a cloth diaper. When I clean the base boards she has her own rag. She picks up her dirty clothes and puts them in her laundry hamper. She helps to unload the dishwasher. We have our days, but most of the time she is a merry little maid and I love that about her. I am so glad that she is willing to be a little “momma!”
on June 20th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
My Poor Overworked Darlings
My two children get to:
Feed the chickens, ducks, goats, and cat.
Collect the eggs.
Occasionally milk the goat.
Empty the dishwasher.
Fold the laundry.
Clean their cyclonic rooms
And . . . pretty much anything else their mean ‘ole mommy asks them to do.
My two children (dd 8 and ds 6) work on these chores together, each performing the part that he/she is able to. We believe in apprentice programs and teamwork in our house. Share the load and many hands make light the work. It works for us.
Now, let me go and get my broom . . .
on June 20th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
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Well… I want to be the bestest mother-in-law so I am training my young men to take care of themselves and how to do household chores. Trust me there is nothing attractive (or even safe) about a man who eats food out of cans.
In the summer school, chores, breakfast and grooming need to be finished by 9a.m., during “regular school” they are up at 7 to be ready by 8.
Our oldest 3 (curufinwe-14, striker-13, luthien-11) rotate daily core chores every week. These include:
1. dishwasher loading, unloading, setting the table.
2. Sweeping kitchen, dining room, bathroom floors + clean toilets
3. Clear table, put food away, clean bathroom sinks & counters.
Also they must fill in a monthly menu for their night to cook – must help shop for, prep, cook and serve, and they’ve adopted saying the evening prayer on their night. And all help fold and put away the basket of clothes for the day, sometime that day. No lawn here.
“Temporarily Permanent” chores for each child are:
1. curufinwe – water trees daily, sweep room, clothes to laundry, wash sheets, make bed, etc. Meal night Thursday, and trash to curb on Sunday night.
2. striker – blow and pick up leaves on driveway as needed, sweep room, wash sheets, clothes to laundry, make bed, etc. Meal night Tuesday. Trash to curb.
3. luthien – empty all wastebaskets in house by Saturday, sweep room, wash sheets, clothes to laundry, make bed, help legolas w/ clothes. Meal night Wednesday
4. legolas (5) – put away clothes, mop kitchen (sporadically), make bed, clothes to laundry. Meal night Monday. He must do his “morning routine” before free time/play time which is breakfast, make bed, brush teeth, get dressed, clean floor/ put clothes away.
ALL – help make a monthly menu.
Extra chores are done for:
1. extra time on PC
2. discipline
3. money
We use the PEGS system by http://www.familytools.com
Oh for shoes laying all over the house… I pick them up and put into a basket, they must pay .25 per shoe to retrieve.
I love flylady 🙂 We implement the emergency cleaning plan sometimes to get some of the other chores done. with 5 working in each room or area for 15 minutes it’s amazing how fast those other things are accomplished. Things like; clean out fireplace (winter – actually we never even turned on our heat this last winter), washing walls, scrubbing around baseboards, tubs, wash curtains, mirrors, vinegar the cupboard doors, window blinds, raking tree debris, picking fruit, pull weeds, clean fridge shelves, bowls & silverware drawers, dusting high places and the 7 -item fling for closets.
Hope you’re feeling better Jen!
blessings
Denise T
on June 20th, 2006 at 8:12 pm
Chores…what chores
I saw this system too and lost a blog entry on it (grrrr). I was too tired to work up another one, so I haven’t blogged about anything in a few weeks. Anyways, I was really impressed with this system and I hope I win because I have been sick since FPEA and the house has gone to the dump.
The neat thing about this system (for those of you who missed the convention) is that it is a “hands off” system. You set it up and the kids are responsible (accountable) to manage it and keep it going. You have to monitor on a weekly basis to pay-out/reward them and if you desire to change the chores (so that one kid isn’t stuck with the same job every week). It is pretty neat.
Okay, so what to we do around here. I have ghosts of chore charts all over my house. I have tried sticker charts, the Choreganizer, my own large posters hanging where they “can’t miss it.” Nothing has really stuck for us. Since I have been under the weather, my husband has implemented a new system. On the white board in the school room he simply wrote the cleaning that needs to be done every week in a list, then he assigned a day of the week to every item. EX: Monday/garbage day Tues/Floors (sweep/mop/vacuum) Wed/ Laundry Thurs/Bathrooms Fri/clean and straighten Schoolroom/playroom Sat/ Yardwork with dad
Of course, they also have to empty and load the dishwasher and help in other ways as I ask. This has worked moderately well except that they are always asking for rewards (left over from the choreganizer system) and I want to reward initiative and hard work… not nagging and complaining.
I forgot to mention that we have three boys and a baby princess (who just turned one and whose biggest job is to look cute and pull out hair baubles..)
on June 20th, 2006 at 8:51 pm
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DD-11 Makes bed, mows yard, cleans bathroom, dusts, cleans fridge, maintains back porch, restocks diaper areas, gives 2yo sister bath and puts her to bed, windex, mops downstairs, vacuums upstairs, does her and little sister’s laundry, makes lunch or dinner a few times a week, makes breakfast almost daily, cleans out car, grocery shops
DS-9 cleans bathroom, folds and puts away laundry, washes towels and bath mats, maintains front porch, garbage, sets table, clears table, vacuums downstairs, windex, unloads dishwasher, reloads birdfeeders, checks mail
DS-6 unloads dishwasher, puts away laundry, waters plants, recycling duty, sets and clears table, windex, sweeps under dining room table, collects towels for washing, cleans playroom
DS-4 puts away laundry, sets table, sweeps downstairs, wipes walls, makes bed, cleans playroom
DD-2 waters plants, puts away laundry, sets and clears table, picks up toys
DD- 4months- smiles, cries, eats, poops
Most of these chores are completed regularly there are only a few we are still working on. I have been blessed by hardworking children, which is wonderful since DH is in the military and is gone all the time.
Toni
on June 20th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
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Kaylee (3) helps in the kitchen. She likes to unload the dishwasher and hand me the dishes to put away. I also let her stir batter and gather supplies.
We are also working on putting toys in the toy box, returning books and DVD’s to proper location, and putting her dirty clothes in the hamper.
Gina
on June 20th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
My kids chores…
My kids are DS – 7 & DD – 6. Their chores include their laundry (they put it away), dishes (empty/fill dishwasher), making sure pets have food/water (they alternate days & I get Sunday), make bed daily, clean bathrooms (sinks & toilets) (they REALLY like cleaning the bathrooms!), help sweep kitchen & outside (back & front), clean their rooms, empty trash in their rooms & bathrooms. Lately we have had some complaining and lots of saying that Mom does not do any work 😉 They also help me with the daily zone (M – bathrooms, kitchens, wash towels; Tu- DS landry, DS room; W- DD laundry, DD room; Th – Trash day, my laundry, family rm, living rm.; F – My room, wash jeans, file school stuff, work outside). They also help water the palnts & fill squirrel feeder. We have tried rewards ($, punishment, etc.), sometimes it works but not always. This system looks neat 🙂
~ Rachel
Edited by MrsStevens95 on Jun. 20, 2006 at 7:17 PM
on June 20th, 2006 at 9:42 pm
Chores
I guess this will be a list of what chores my kids are supposed to always do, but do most of the time. How does that sound? I have four kids from ages 6 through 14. They clean their own rooms, bathrooms, all trash in whole house, mow/weedeat lawn, clean kitchen (yes, completely…….this is my favorite one!), sweep after meals, sweep front porch/back porch, fill bird feeders, weed front flower bed, feed animals, clean out car, clean out garage, wash/dry/fold/put away clothes, help with cooking. My favorite thing my kids do is for every job that they do, they finish up with “the scan”. They have to take their hand and start at one side of the room. Moving your hand around the room, they look for anything out of place. If they find something, their hand begins to “beep”. They are finished with the job with their “scanner” does not “go off”. : )
on June 20th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
chores- what are those?
Unfortunately, that is probably what my children would say. I completely messed up with not training them while they were younger and now I pay for it. It is not that they *won’t* do chores…..if I ask them to do something they will do it, but I do not have any kind of system in place to divide them up or any regularly assigned chores 🙁 Pretty much they clean up their rooms when they get tired of the mess and/or I get tired of it and make them “help me” clean up “their” rooms. My dh was raised by a mom who loved to clean and take care of their every need so he isn’t much of a help in that area.
Anyway, I would love to win & try to get on track with this. Oh yeah I almost don’t want to say it but my kiddos are 16, 13 & 10 — I know, I know! I already feel bad enough having read all of the wonderful posts of little ones helping to share the family *load* — as it should be.
on June 20th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Maybe I will win as most pathetic?
We struggle with chores at my house ~ starting with a dad who was the baby of the family & the only boy, so his momma did it all for him, and a mom who … uh … doesn’t have a good excuse except for growing up strong willed and *winning* ~ and therefore never learning responsibility well, especially if I have no external accountability.
So – my children are *suuposed* to do:
– wake up chores — make bed, brush teeth, bring down laundry, brush hair, tidy room, etc before breakfast.
– breakfast clean up
– morning chores – tidying main rooms, cleaning public bathrooms, washing breakfast dishes, scooping cat litter
– after lunch chores (mostly a repeat of morning chores)
– before dinner (ditto)
– after dinner/before bed (ditto)
we struggle enough with doing those in a *timely* and *consistent* manner that we rarely have time to do “extra” jobs (which are part of other people’s normal chores I’m sure) like vacuuming, dusting, and I heard some people actually wash windows and walls.
Thank the Lord for company, at least guests spur me on now and then.
So there, that’s the sad, pathetic truth.
Does this system thing work for moms, too? Even ones who are stubborn and whiney?
*blush*
slinking off,
Kim
on June 20th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Our chores…actually we don't call them that…it's just what we do!
Dash- vacuum, get drinks at dinner, clear own dishes, clean up own room, be in charge of his siblings during outside playtime, retrieve trashcans from street (we have a very long driveway!), assist in yardwork, make toast/waffles for breakfast
Tank- wash windows, help set table for meals, clear own dishes, clean up own room, retrieve trashcans from street, assist in yardwork
Dozer- he helps us feel useful…without him, we wouldn’t have as many messes to clean up! 😉 Actually, he can clean his own room, clear his own dinner dishes, throw away his dirty diapers and put his shoes where they belong (and retrieve when necessary). Not bad for 18 months old, huh?
on June 20th, 2006 at 11:03 pm
Chores?
Kids are supposed to do chores? WOW! Why wasn’t I enlightened on this at childbirth classes?
Hmm…anyway, I would hope that they would make their beds. That is a tough one for them to seem to remember. They have to clean up after their dogs (they both have new puppies). I would REALLY love for them to do dishes but that takes an act of God. They both growl when I ask them to empty the dryer and *gasp* the LINT TRAP! ACK! I would also like them to help fold lanudry but then my underwear ends up in all sorts of odd, unrecognizable shapes. *sigh* Oh well…perhaps I’ll win this nifty contest and get them on track!
Gina
At The Moment…
on June 21st, 2006 at 12:50 am
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You can just call me the hopeless choreganizer mom. I made a chore chart some time ago. What happened to that thing? Its around here somewhere. Oh yes, it has now become a piece of art that we just pass by in the hall way and occasionally give it a glance and wonder what it is. Really, I need this system. I need something that I can make work. I am truly so bad at this. This is what my girls are capable of when I see to it that they get something done.
Feed the cat
Empty the dishwasher
set and clear the table
mop the floor
dust
water plants
fold and put away laundry
wipe down bathroom counters
clean windows and mirrors
Anything else?
Susan
on June 21st, 2006 at 12:59 am
Our list of responsiblities…
Each child is responsible for their own bedroom- dusting, vacuuming, bed made each day and change sheets each week; cleaning their shared bathroom and guest bathroom; putting away their laundry; dusting around house; tidying the backyard
For my 1.d.12 : Dishwasher loading and emptying on even numbered days, helping with laundry, feed her cats
For my 2.d.10 : Dishwasher on odd days, take care of her three reptiles
For my 3.s.8 : Trash
I expect quite a bit from them. They all help out when Mom needs it. I do expect that their rooms are picked up each day and their bathroom. I am most proud of their attitude regarding their responsibilities. I remind them that we are a family and that one person (mommy) can’t do it all. Mommy has more time for fun when she doesn’t have to spend it all cleaning. It works for us.
Jennifer
on June 21st, 2006 at 1:47 am
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Mouse (7) help set table, make her bed, fold her laundry, help mop (her favorite)
Bear (3) set the forks on the table, help make my bed, vacuum (sort of…and his favorite), wash walls while sister mops (the only way to keep him out of the way
Bug (1) take a plate and dance with it, try to climb under covers of bed while it is being made, unfold the laundry while someone else folds it (her favorite) and try to dump the mop water.
Oh, and dusting is a family affair. I put old socks on everyone’s hands and we all go from room to room dusting.
on June 21st, 2006 at 2:19 am
Our House
The kids are responsible for cleaning their rooms, carryng laundry down to the laundry room, carrying it back up, cleaning up the downstairs at least once a day. My oldest son (age11) is very good about cooking simple items like Oatmeal for him and his siblings for breakfast. My 11 yo vacuums the stairs. My 5 year old picks up the playroom and the 2 year old scrubs the walls and doors with a wet wash cloth. We don’t have a set schedule, we just do things as needed.
on June 21st, 2006 at 7:04 am
Well, she IS only TWO!
My little girl is only 2 1/2 years old so her ‘chores’ are but a few (and she thinks more fun!) She sets the table for us at supper and clears away the dishes after supper is done (I obviously carry food and stuff), she hangs laundry on the line (my husband built a clothsline halfway down MY clothesline so that she could reach and do it herself (this is her favorite!), and then she is in charge of cleaning up her toys. She often helps me wash the lower cupboards too-hey, the less I have to bend down this 6 foot frame, the BETTER! 🙂 Rebecca from http://www.zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com
on June 21st, 2006 at 8:34 am
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Kaitlyn, at the moment anyway, is my laundry helper…she washes and dries the clothes, and I fold (the kids all help put away.) She also feeds the animals, and has alternating chores on alternating days (Monday- sweep and mop kitchen, Tuesday- sweep and mop dining room, Wednesday- dust and vacuum living room, Thursday- clean front bathroom, and Friday- clean her own room. Saturday and Sunday…she just helps out when needed. Natalie and Jared do a lot of chores together….they unload the dishwasher, get the clothes out of the dryer, pick up toys, occupy Lucas for me to get something done, and they are learning to sweep well and clean bathrooms. Also, they are the current meal helpers. Lucas destroys the house and makes most of the other chores necessary.
on June 21st, 2006 at 9:39 am
My children are doing most of the chores around the house these days.
Since I am so far along in my pregnancy now, the children have taken on all of my chores in addition to their own chores.
Right now, my 2 oldest are cleaning out under all the furniture in our living room, and I did not ask them to do this. They just decided to do it on their own.
The 4 oldest children do the following chores:
Dishes
Laundry (inlcuding putting it away)
Make beds
Vacuum and/or sweep floors
Mop
Dust
Clean bathroom
Clean windows/mirrors
Take our trash and recyclables
Cook
Clean their rooms
I think that is the bulk of the chore list for them. It’s great to have many hands to make light work.
Have a blessed day! Tami
on June 21st, 2006 at 11:14 am
Chores
We just started a chore program here and we’re just writing down stuff as we go along, so when I clicked on the Accountable Kids website and saw there technique, I thought I should at least try to win this thing….
All three of the girls have the same daily chores which is getting dresses, brushing hair and teeth, straightening up their room and/or pick up any stuff that might be in the floor that belongs to them…
We have extra chores that they can choose from where they can earn some $$..They choose off of this list and it’s their job for the week!! This list contains things like vacuuming, dishes, setting table, etc. They have to at least choose one and stick to it for the week…
We have a once a week list to do also, clean bathrooms, straighten playroom, things like that…
Their bucks can be taken away for not completing things, having a ugly attitude about doing their chores, etc.
I know some people don’t agree with allowances and that’s okay. We decided to do this because when making this agreement, we made it very clear that since they would be getting paid; that when we have trips to the store and they see something that they think they can’t live without, THEY have to buy it!! Whether it costs 25 cents or $5. THEY buy it!! We will also teach them about tithing and saving too..
~Dawn
on June 21st, 2006 at 12:00 pm
Daily Routines
How it is SUPPOSED to go (but doesn’t):
Morning routine…make bed, get dressed, brush teeth, brush hair, put pajamas away. Oldest…unload dishwasher. Middle child…scoop catboxes. Youngest child…make sure food/water dishes are full.
Breakfast
School (While doing laundry. Mom washes, each folds and puts away his/her own clothes)
Lunch
Weekly Chores (together) – clean bathrooms, sweep/mop floors, dust (never happens), clean bathrooms.
Set dinner table
Clear table (oldest and middle)
Load dishwasher (oldest)
vacuum under dinner table (middle child)
Now, that is how it is supposed to be, but never works out that way. I’m afraid I’m a big part of the problem as I am such a scatterbrain. If I got this system, I would have to get one for myself, too. Kinda sad really.
Wyndee
on June 21st, 2006 at 12:20 pm
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Our chore routine should show you how badly we need an accountablity system!! 😉
Cameron (5 in August) gets a quarter daily if he gets dressed by himself and makes his bed before noon. He only gets fifteen cents if he won’t get dressed on his own and gets nothing if his bed isn’t made by noon (but he still has to do it). He doesn’t get to play video games until he has done his copywork and a little math. I know schoolwork shouldn’t be “a chore” so to speak, but we’re struggling to get into good habits and routines right now. Cassia (3 in July) will get ten cents if she makes her bed. She’s only done it once, lol. She will sometimes help me load the washer/dryer or unload the dishwasher.
As a family, we straighten up the living room each evening before DH gets home from work. They each brush their own teeth at night. My chores, I try to get done while the baby (6 wks) is napping… but I usually find myself here instead! We’re working on always putting shoes away instead of leaving them all over the room and on putting toys away after use. The problem there is that Cassia is always “still playing” with everything. We also need to work on putting dishes into the sink/dishwasher after use. Cassia is good about that, but Cameron is not. Oh, and keeping the cushions on the couch!! Argh!
OK, this turned into a housekeeping vent. 😉 As you can see, we really need a new system.
on June 21st, 2006 at 3:43 pm
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……
Hahahaha this is a joke RIGHT?!?! Well, I’ll play along.
Feed the aminals
Clean their room
put the dishes away
take turns watching the baby
fold socks…or play socks (it was one of my tip of the days)
Wednedays-help cook dinner
0:) Amber
on June 21st, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Chores
Two of my kids are supposed to make their beds, get dressed, brush their teeth and set the table. I only get them to do all of them if I badger them–I am in dire need of any system that would encourage them and help me!! My kids are 5, 4, and 2–so I figure it would be good to start early and develop good habits–what do you think–should I win? : )
on June 21st, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Wow!!
I only have a 10-year old daughter and I thought I was asking a lot of her:
(1) wash the breakfast and lunch dishes every day (we have a dishwasher, but it didn't come with instructions and all the words on the front are in German, so they are done by hand)
(2) clean up her room and make her bed every day
(3) clean the two bathrooms we use once a week
(4) "swiffer" twice a week (most of our floors are tile except the bedrooms)
(5) mop once a week
(6) use the "floor sucking machine" (I'm not kidding – that is what the German on the box translated to!!) to vacuum the bedrooms once a week
If you ask her, I'm the worst "slave-driver" of a mom to ever set foot on the earth (wait until I show her what y'all have your kids do!) and, truthfully, her "jobs" rarely get done by her. I admit we haven't been very consistent with setting consequences for her not doing them, though. Have to work on that over the summer, I guess. :o)
Edited by bluebonnetacademy on Jun. 21, 2006 at 2:26 PM
on June 21st, 2006 at 6:34 pm
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Ha ha ha! I have four kids all of whom are old enough to be quite a lot of help. The oldest is the only child that consistently is helpful and will even do things when she sees they need to be done without me asking. The next two HATE to work. Sigh. We have tried letting them pick the chores they want to do, making charts, with-holding privledges, etc.. to no avail. They are into it one day then not at all the next. The youngest is just learning to pick up after himself and helping with some easy chores for the family. I would LOVE to have something that really works to motivate them. Working is such an important component of building character – I really want them to experience hard work and help them build accountability. Shameless plug coming up – PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME!!!!!
Blessings,
Courtney
on June 21st, 2006 at 10:32 pm
My pitiful story….
Let me start by saying I am not making any of this up.
I am the world’s worst mom for enforcing chore duties. I do try, but my DH says I’m too nice. Hence, I find myself overwhelmed.
But, here is what the DC’s are supposed to do.
DS13: Mow 2 acre yard (since we sold our riding mower with the house, he has to use a. a pair of scissors or b. the push mower). This is one chore he does do, though.
Take out garbage from the kitchen when needed and take trash to curb every Thursday night. Do dinner dishes about every other night. Keep his room clean (ha!) Empty dishwasher when I don’t want to 🙂
DD5: Clean her room, help set the table for dinner, feed cat. She also helps dust.
That’s it…and it isn’t enough…I know it, I admit I need help!! I thought that moving into our “new” house would be a good time to implement a new chore schedule. There is a great spot in our kitchen for putting up some sort of “chore chart”.
Plus, I’m afraid a future daughter-in-law would greatly appreciate my DS being a little more helpful around the house…I have 5 years to rectify the chore situation.
on June 21st, 2006 at 10:33 pm
My pitiful story….
Let me start by saying I am not making any of this up.
I am the world’s worst mom for enforcing chore duties. I do try, but my DH says I’m too nice. Hence, I find myself overwhelmed.
But, here is what the DC’s are supposed to do.
DS13: Mow 2 acre yard (since we sold our riding mower with the house, he has to use a. a pair of scissors or b. the push mower). This is one chore he does do, though.
Take out garbage from the kitchen when needed and take trash to curb every Thursday night. Do dinner dishes about every other night. Keep his room clean (ha!) Empty dishwasher when I don’t want to 🙂
DD5: Clean her room, help set the table for dinner, feed cat. She also helps dust.
That’s it…and it isn’t enough…I know it, I admit I need help!! I thought that moving into our “new” house would be a good time to implement a new chore schedule. There is a great spot in our kitchen for putting up some sort of “chore chart”.
Plus, I know a future daughter-in-law would greatly appreciate my DS being a little more helpful around the house…I have 5 years to rectify the chore situation.
on June 22nd, 2006 at 9:57 am
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Congrats to the winners!
on June 22nd, 2006 at 10:42 am
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Okay… I’m so bummed I missed this… I went to their site and it looks really great… I’m not sure what I need to sell to get enough for all of my kids… my curiousity is raised, however.
Glad to see you’re feeling better. I was up last night with my oldest puking…
Love ya,
Amy
on June 22nd, 2006 at 11:28 am
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Yahoo, Yahoo, Yahoo! Life is gonna change around here I tell ya with thisnew system. I am just sure of it.
Thank you- Susan
on June 22nd, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Prayers please
Hi. Please pray for Chrissy and her mum. Her blog’s name is
mamasmurf.
Please read her most recent post below and go to her blog to encourage her. Thanks and God bless.
Jun. 22, 2006 – Prayers Please
Had a phone call frrom my sister earlier this evening – seems that my Mum was taken into hospital this morning. They say that she has had a mild heart-attack. Not a lot else I can tell you at the moment……..also not much that I can do, as I’m seeing the neurosurgeon in the morning myself! My parents live quite a distance from us (about a two hour journey), so it’s not easy to just get up and go over there. My sis is going to keep me updated and I’ve warned her not to tell Mum that I’m seeing the doctor in the morning – don’t want to add to her worries! I’ve got a number for my Mum’s phone at the hospital, so I’ll ring her later tomorrow when everything at this end is done and dusted. Off to bed now before I fall asleep at the desk!
(from mamasmurf)
Blessings from
Ai Boon
on June 23rd, 2006 at 12:11 am
I tagged you!
Hey come by the Planet to get the tag questions and my answers!
Please dont tag me again! I have been tagged 3x already, and I just did it yesterday! Ahhh!
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on June 23rd, 2006 at 4:43 pm
AAAWWWWWW!!! I missed it!!
Oh well, maybe next time!!!
I read Denise’s blog, and I am too late!
Take Care!
Jacque