Not exact matches
We have
certain chores that have to be
done when we get home from school, and they must be completed before Mom comes home.
If you have kids old enough, get them used to help out with daily
chores that are always
done at a
certain time.
Tell them that you will spend a
certain amount on an item, if they want an upgrade they'll need to chip in (either with money they've saved or by
doing extra
chores.)
Have a rule that
certain activities and
chores must be
done before the more fun things.
Everyone knows that kids have to be forced to
do chores, and that they need to be sent to bed by a
certain time every night, with a
certain routine, and to eat meals and snacks on a predetermined schedule, and also to be forced to eat their vegetables or x number of bites at dinner.
Another way to encourage independence and responsibility is to allow your child to have a
certain regular household
chore that is known to be their job and can be
done independently.
These skills can affect a child's ability to write neatly, dress appropriately, and perform
certain chores, such as making beds or
doing dishes.
Because you are a team, and think of yourselves as such, then neither of you will resent the other for having to a
certain chore because you know your partner is taking care of something else that you in turn won't have to
do.
Sometimes rewards were directly related to completing
certain chores (as a paycheck is directly related to
doing our job), and sometimes
chores were simply part of being a member of the family.
Now, I can EMPHASIZE
certain aspects of the
chores that I expect to be
done!!!!!!!! I'm sure that my children will be so appreciative...... bahahahaha.