I doubt it, but I'm just curious. You know it's bad when you check your blog and your background is no longer in service....
Wanted to wish all my friends and family a very merry Christmas! Hope you are all happy and well.
Here's a question for you all....how do you balance having your kids do chores with actually having a clean house? We're struggling in that area right now. I think it's important for the kids to learn how to work. And, let's face it, I can take all the help I can get. But, how picky should I be with them? I don't want to criticize them too much. I don't want to go back and redo their work. So, I've been letting it go. And things are piling up! Any suggestions????
Love you all! Deana :)
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- Deana and Gary were married on November 7, 1996. Whoa, that was a long time ago! We have 4 kids: Adeline Kay (12), Calder Saville (9), Gavin Jack (7), and Sadie Morann (2).
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Yep, still reading! Sorry, not there yet with the chores :)
I found that lowering my expectations helps a lot. Seriously. I have my boys do seven chores ever day. But, with chores like vaccuum or dust one room it doesn't take that long. I don't expect them to get the corners only the middle of the room. Once a week, I do it the way I want to. At least one room gets picked up and vaccuumed every day so it looks fairly nice. In the bathrooms, I have them wipe the counter or clean the toilets in one or two bathroom. Then, I clean them well once a week. Even if my bathrooms aren't clean, they look nice most of the time. I rarely go back and redo it or make them redo it but if they don't do a great job, I have them work on the same room the next day. And, I make them responsible for keeping their own messes cleaned up including toothpaste in the sink. So, they don't actually help me clean but they don't know that. And, they do help me keep the house looking nice. Addie might be a little too old for that but maybe you can work something different for her. Also, what do you think about the lady in South Jordan getting a ticket because she was having her kindergartener walk from school by himself? I was thinking about it because of your last post from four years ago.:)
I'm still reading it! And I hear ya on the missing background...but still haven't done anything about mine.
And the chores and clean house bit? I think that Erin hit that nail on the head! Share the responsibility, but take one room at a time to clean to YOUR expectations, and tune them down a notch for the kids. I'm amazed at how much my boys will do and can help with if I let them. And most of the time, they actually do a pretty good job.
Good luck with it!
Wow!!! I just logged in to see if I had any comments. Yay! :) Thanks for the advice on the chores. Char and Erin, you both kind of echoed what I have been doing, so I must be on the right track.
Erine, I saw the story about the WJ lady. I agree with what you wrote as a comment on facebook. Totally sucks that she got a ticket, but it is ultimately her responsibility to get her kids to/from school safely. I don't think she should be sending a Kindergartener on his own, neon vest or not. If my kid had walked back home because he was mad at his brother, I would have angrily packed him up in the car, driven him to school, and then given him extra chores when he got home in the afternoon. :) Heck, I don't care how old the kid is, it's never safe to send them alone. I won't even let Addie walk to school alone. It's a safety issue at any age... But I can understand the mom's frustrations! When all is said and done, you do what's best for your kids. And if that's what she felt was best, I don't know how to judge her when I know I wouldn't want others pointing fingers at me and my decisions...
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