Children and Chores
Ok, as moms we all wonder what is the best way to do chores, responsibility, etc. I was reading the March issue of Parents magazine. There was and article by (or about) Kathryn Sansone, mother of 10 and an author of Woman First, Family Always
. She was saying that she has a list of chores and everyone chooses what they want. Then, if no one chooses, she just assigns them out. I think this is a great system. Why is it that most moms insist on rotating all chores? I understand if there are coveted and fought over jobs but on the whole? My siblings and I were all very different types of people with different interests. I think as long it is understood that all jobs must be done (or compulsory service) this system would work. I hope the idea speaks to someone else also!
. She was saying that she has a list of chores and everyone chooses what they want. Then, if no one chooses, she just assigns them out. I think this is a great system. Why is it that most moms insist on rotating all chores? I understand if there are coveted and fought over jobs but on the whole? My siblings and I were all very different types of people with different interests. I think as long it is understood that all jobs must be done (or compulsory service) this system would work. I hope the idea speaks to someone else also!
posted by NerdMom at
12:49 PM
3 Comments:
Maybe this would work in some families. From my experience, (1) there would be a fight in trying to pick first and (2) whatever chore the first person chose would be wanted by the others. Do you really think this would have worked in your family growing up?
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Sara Edwards, at 1:23 PM
I think if you revolved who went first and they each picked one at a time it would work. That way, let us say that empting the dishwasher was the beloved job, each kid would get a turn.
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NerdMom, at 1:36 PM
This is more or less our system. The children put in requests for their favorite chores, and I assign them. Requests are filled at my discretion, based upon such factors as:
how many people have requested the same chore
who had it last
who performs it best
who "needs more practice" on less favored chores
who has performed faithfully on less-preferred chores
The key to this system working peacefully in our house is that the children know and understand that they can request a chore, but I assign them - and assigned chores *will* be accepted graciously. If not, we all know who gets to do the cat box next time around.
By
Kim C., at 12:10 PM
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