Hi All,
I have a 13 year old daughter and a 9 year old son and on the hole they are good children. I need a bit of reassurance whether this is normal but I seem to spend my life nagging them especially my teenage daughter to tidy up after themselves. It drives me insane! Even simple things like moving a bath towel from the middle of the bathroom floor, putting clothes away instead of leaving them all over the floor in their bedroom and not putting rubbish in the bin instead of randomly left around the house.
I could understand this as this is typical teenager behaviour but the fact I have to ask her about 3 to 4 times sometimes more before she does it. Homework is another obstacle ... she leaves it to the last minute despite me telling her to do it.
I even have to remind her to brush her bloomin teeth and hair on a morning and give her a nudge to shower.
We have introduced small chores that they need to do in order to get their pocket money. I want them to learn the value of money and realise that me and her Dad are not just their slaves. It is only week 2 of the chores and so far my son has completed them all but my daughter didn't complete the tidying of her bedroom. (I helped her clear out her room last week and moved some furniture around for her and she said she would keep it tidy). Clothes have started appearing on the floor again!! I'm not accepting it to be immaculate but at least do what her parents ask of her.
Any advice? I don't want to be the nag.