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Post by shanniebananie on Jun 2, 2015 12:39:56 GMT
Want to start our summertime routine off right with everyone taking care of chores around the house so we can all enjoy our summer without letting the house become a disaster and without mom (me!) take up the slack.
I am picturing everyone making beds, cleaning up their own breakfast mess and some additional chores before we leave for day camps or other activities. I also think an evening pickup and cleaning up of dinner mess is the bare minimum of what they can do to help.
Would you mind sharing your summer chores routine? Do you write it down for them- like a checklist? Does it vary everyday? Weekly?
We do have a cleaner come every 2 weeks but we need a good routine for the daily stuff.
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Post by tuva42 on Jun 2, 2015 13:42:07 GMT
We do most of our chores on Sundays as that's when we have more time. The kids have to clean their own bathrooms, one of them empties all the trash cans in the house. They take turns vacuuming. The older one does our laundry (she actually likes that job) and they empty the dishwasher when it needs it.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 2, 2015 13:46:45 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 13:53:03 GMT
Want to start our summertime routine off right with everyone taking care of chores around the house so we can all enjoy our summer without letting the house become a disaster and without mom (me!) take up the slack. I am picturing everyone making beds, cleaning up their own breakfast mess and some additional chores before we leave for day camps or other activities. I also think an evening pickup and cleaning up of dinner mess is the bare minimum of what they can do to help. Would you mind sharing your summer chores routine? Do you write it down for them- like a checklist? Does it vary everyday? the? We do have a cleaner come every 2 weeks but we need a good routine for the daily stuff. Our routine for chores won't vary much from schooltime. 11 year old: AM:make bed, fill dogs bowl,empty bottom of dishwasher & walk dog. PM/AFTERNOON:Vacuum living room, dust living room.Straighten room before bed. 16 year old: AM: make bed, straighten up bathroom,empty top of dishwasher & take out garbage. PM/AFTERNOON:Sweep hall & kitchen and dining room.Dust dining room and wipe pantry & french door windows. Straighten room before bed. We have a chore chart that they spin ever other day & tackle those chores. Every other day they clean and yes they need to do it that often their shared bath. We all straighten up at night and clean the kitchen. Every Saturday for one hour we all tackle the cleaning... baseboards, windows, wiping cabinets,cleaning microwave,weeding outside & so on. They do their own laundary & put it away. I think I would do them a disservice if I didn't teach them how to take care of a home. When my youngest was 8 we had her unload the top of the dishwasher, feed and water the dog,dust, clean her room & sweep the hallway. She also loved to set the table, I'd put everything on the counter and she would set it up. She would even put name tags out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 13:56:09 GMT
DS is 15 1/2 and stays home alone during the days. He shedule is loosely this:
7am wake up and veg
9am by now he has to have eaten and started chores
he has 2-3 chores per day which shouldnt take more than an hour each day.
noon-5 he can play video games
5-7 dinner or hang with friends or something besides video games
7-10 his choice as long as he is in bed at 10.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jun 2, 2015 14:22:11 GMT
DS is 15 1/2 and stays home alone during the days. He shedule is loosely this: 7am wake up and veg 9am by now he has to have eaten and started chores he has 2-3 chores per day which shouldnt take more than an hour each day. noon-5 he can play video games 5-7 dinner or hang with friends or something besides video games 7-10 his choice as long as he is in bed at 10. How in the world do you get a 15 year old up at 7 am during summer? My 16 year old dd would sleep until 10 or 11 if I let her. She has an internship this summer so she has to be ready to leave by 8 am each day but my 12 yo will be home most of the summer. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 14:46:08 GMT
My kids take turns each week loading and unloading the dishwasher. Whatever won't fit in the dishwasher they wash by hand. If they pack too much in the dishwasher that the dishes don't get clean, they have to re-wash them. That's been a great motivator in learning how to load the dishwasher properly.
Each day they have one major chore to do - emptying all the trashcans into the big one, scrubbing the bath tub, cleaning all the toilets, mopping the kitchen floor, etc. I'm trying to teach them to break down household cleaning into small chunks instead of waiting to do everything in one day which can be overwhelming. The benefit to me is that each major cleaning job gets done once a week by someone other than me! And our house stays relatively clean in case someone drops by unexpectedly.
Our rule is no electronics until that chore is done. Also whoever unloads the dishwasher has to do so first thing in the morning so the other person can load.
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Post by maryland on Jun 2, 2015 15:57:17 GMT
I have three girls, 12, 15 and 17. The older two are as lazy as can be. The 12 yr. old mows the grass, does any yard work and helps my husband and I with the mulching. She prefers her sisters not help because she makes a ton of money! She should really start a lawn service in the neighborhood.
My girls hate inside chores, but they will need to help with the dishwasher. With three girls home all summer, eating at home all day, we have to run the dishwasher constantly. They will help take out trash, etc. IF they would just pick up their crap, I would be more than happy to not give them other chores!
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Post by lorieann13 on Jun 2, 2015 17:29:19 GMT
Dd is 12. Her chores don't change because of summer. Her yearly chores are:
Walk the dog
Play with the dog
Give dog fresh water when she is home
Feed dog breakfast and dinner
Keep room tidy
Make bed
Gather dirty clothes for me
Put away her clean clothes
Vacuum downstairs
Set the table at dinner time
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Post by ametallichick on Jun 2, 2015 18:34:40 GMT
My youngest is 18 and not always home so getting him to do chores is a chore.
He cleans his room, his bathroom, does his own laundry, empties dishwasher, picks up dog poop, vacuums (sometimes).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 22:45:51 GMT
DS is 15 1/2 and stays home alone during the days. He shedule is loosely this: 7am wake up and veg 9am by now he has to have eaten and started chores he has 2-3 chores per day which shouldnt take more than an hour each day. noon-5 he can play video games 5-7 dinner or hang with friends or something besides video games 7-10 his choice as long as he is in bed at 10. How in the world do you get a 15 year old up at 7 am during summer? My 16 year old dd would sleep until 10 or 11 if I let her. She has an internship this summer so she has to be ready to leave by 8 am each day but my 12 yo will be home most of the summer. He works best on a schedule so I just make sure he is up before I leave for work. He does come down to the couch and sometimes he falls back asleep but most days he is up. I have always worked so the boys have always had that summer schedule - they don't know any different.
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Post by thatmarie on Jun 2, 2015 22:51:26 GMT
We keep the same chores through summer except some more outside stuff is done
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Post by milocat on Jun 3, 2015 1:07:59 GMT
I think I would do them a disservice if I didn't teach them how to take care of a home. Yes. My girls are 14 & 12 and have always helped with chores. By 8 I don't think there isn't anything they can't do. I always made mine redo if the job wasn't done right. For example vacuuming doesn't take 4 minutes and cleaning the bathroom isn't just the countertop and toilet. They now do their jobs correctly the first time. They are also great at helping out and pitching in at other people's homes. If the y grumbled if I asked them to put the shoes away at the door "but those aren't all mine shoes" then next time I'm cleaning I would shout out "oh look I"m washing a bowl that isn't mine, now I'm washing a spoon that isn't mine". They got the point that a household pitches in. I see so many families that don't make their kids do anything and they don't even know how to. So great to see that so many here are getting their kids to pitch in. Opps went a little off there. To answer your question: we don't have a list or assignments just do something when I ask you. I typically tend to clean and do laundry Monday's when they are in school. So summer time we will stick to that and they can help with it all. |
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Post by shescrafty on Jun 3, 2015 1:23:18 GMT
We have chore sticks-one end is wrapped with duct tape and the other has a chore. As it is picked it is flipped so only the ones with duct tape at the top can be chosen. My son does 3 and my daughter does 2. She is 5 years younger and she is just more helpful around the house on a regular basis especially in and around the kitchen.
Chore sticks include (but not limited to)
Vacuum upstairs
Vacuum downstairs
Clean granite counters
Clean sinks and polish faucets
Scrub toilets and Lysol wipe around all toilets (3 in the house in all)
Windex windows
Scrub shower/tub in hall bath
Scrub shower in main bath
Dust with polish
Swiffer (wet) the floors (all upstairs)
Mom's choice
We all pitch in for laundry-typically my dd will sort and I will give my son the basket to start and we help out moving it over, bringing it up, etc. the way the sticks are we get to most of the items twice a week at least and sometimes I will trump a stick and go with mom's choice or excuse them if something does not need recleaned. honestly during the summer when my kids and I are here my house is cleaner than when we are all busy during the school year! Lol
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Post by candleangie on Jun 3, 2015 2:08:12 GMT
We try to keep it really simple at our house, so I don't have to stop and think about who to yell at.  Our kids are 15, 16 and 17yo. They rotate the chores on the 1st and 15th of every month. Job 1: Kitchen. Dishes, counters, whatever else needs wiping. Job 2: Living spaces (living room, hallway, entry). clear the clutter, vacuum/dust a couple of times through the week. This person also does garbage and recycling because their job is pretty easy. Job 3: Bathrooms/laundry area. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2015 11:28:29 GMT
I think I would do them a disservice if I didn't teach them how to take care of a home. Yes. My girls are 14 & 12 and have always helped with chores. By 8 I don't think there isn't anything they can't do. I always made mine redo if the job wasn't done right. For example vacuuming doesn't take 4 minutes and cleaning the bathroom isn't just the countertop and toilet. They now do their jobs correctly the first time. They are also great at helping out and pitching in at other people's homes. If the y grumbled if I asked them to put the shoes away at the door "but those aren't all mine shoes" then next time I'm cleaning I would shout out "oh look I"m washing a bowl that isn't mine, now I'm washing a spoon that isn't mine". They got the point that a household pitches in. I see so many families that don't make their kids do anything and they don't even know how to. So great to see that so many here are getting their kids to pitch in. Opps went a little off there. To answer your question: we don't have a list or assignments just do something when I ask you. I typically tend to clean and do laundry Monday's when they are in school. So summer time we will stick to that and they can help with it all. Your comment about the not mine, are you spying on us....those are my exact words:) I hate when they try that, not in our home. But that probaly makes us bad moms for making them do chores;) |
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