would a housework rota be unreasonable?

[misdee]

a, thinking of ways to keep on to of everything.

the thing is most jobs round the house take a few minutes.

so would it be unreasonbale to ask the dd's to make their own beds every morning, and feed the animals before school (currently i do both jobs) in return for sticker/smiley faces and abit extra in their pocket money?

also would your dh/dp find it too fussy if you say you have to do XXX each day?

my kids do

what age did u start custy?

i know we had oen when we were yunger but dont think my parents started it till we were teenagers.

i don't give pocket money - and i have tried all sorts of charts and stickers and yadda yadda - i swear i have done it all.

i think they are able to help as soon as they are able to do anything - from toddler stage - ok its a patronising - "oih you are sooooooo helpful"

but seriously a school age child should IMO be able to tidy the living room - ok it wont be aggie and kim

MY GREATEST TIP - you ahve to be specific - "your job is to tidy the dining room" is not sufficient

this gets interpreted " my job to tidy the table...wayhay! "

we used to have one and my sister and I HATED it

mum never does housework if she can help
house got more and more untidy
big row
followed by family meeting
and elaborate rota
rota followed for about a fortnight
repeat from start

Would prob depend on your kids and your family dymanic I guess. I did suggest a rota to DH (or at least a list of what we should each do) and he went ballistic - NOT good at being told what to do (mind you , neither am I).

soooo I would say maybe try it with the kids
NOT with your DH unless you want him to think you are managing him

well have worked one through with dh. he has stated he will do the dishwasher daily as long as i do laundry. he is sweeping, i am mopping. we are tackling a room each day, so each main room gets done twice a week, and the bedrooms get a going over with sweeping mopping etc at the weekends, when i change the bedding.

kids need to make their beds, keep bedrooms tidy and take turns with feeding and watering the animals.

nothing too hard.

does that seem reasonable to start?

That sounds fine.

Would also get them to lay the table and clear their used plates, glasses and cutlery to the kitchen after meals.
Also put their dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
Also hang coats and bags up as soon as get in and put shoes away. And put used sports kit from school in laundry basket.
And empty lunch bags and place ready for you to refill for the next day at school.

(My list for training ds1 up on once he starts school in exchange for pocket money.)

they already do that

Our kids do what they are capable of, and started at a young age (there is always something that a 2 year old can do, such as putting laundry in the laundry basket).

Our older ones do all their own laundry, except for essential ironing. They clean their room, their bathroom. Everyone picks up in the livingroom, and hoovers. Everyone is capable of doing any kitchen job apart from cleaning the oven.

My teenagers also cut the grass and take out rubbish. My younger ones pick up litter in the garden, pull obvious weeds, and put things in the compost bin.