What household chores do you routinely expect your teenagers to do?

[stephaniezinoni]

I have two DCs, 15 and 17, and I’m sick of how little they do round the house. They are compliant kids so they’ll do what I tell them, I’ve just never stuck to a routine with it and it never happens.
So… what do you expect your teens to do? I want to have standard things they do routinely (their own rooms, dishwasher and ?) plus a job a week (bathrooms, hoovering, weeding)?

in return for a small amount of pocket money they do the dishwasher, lay and clear the table and clean their rooms and put away their own washing and stack logs in winter . My older child does some extra paid jobs .

its hard work making teens stick to their jobs and so much complaining. I tell myself it is instilling work ethic in them - however of all the people I know the one who keeps the cleanest home as an adult did not have to lift a finger as a child 😂.

That’s interesting @Wish44 as I also didn’t do anything when I was living at home and just learnt quickly when I lived independently for the first time. It’s more that I work full time and can’t afford a cleaner - I’m exhausted and need help!

I only asked my DC to keep their rooms free from vermin and mould when they were teenagers. I never expected them to do housework or gardening. I didn’t want the daily arguments about chores that I had growing up. I much preferred a happy and peaceful home rather than a show home.

Love the user name op!

My dc mows the lawn, hangs washing and sorts bins, plus keeps his room tidy. He’s 14.

I’ve got 2 the same ages at home and I’ve got quite slack at expecting them to contribute 😬
The older one is at college and also works 20 hours a week so I kind of feel he’s busy enough with that. My 15 year old is autistic and it takes everything out of her to manage school so I give her leeway for that.
They do both tidy their own rooms, do their own washing and change their own bed sheets so not nothing! I do everything else though

At 18, use their initiative. Clean up after themselves. Check the dishwasher to see if it needs running it emptying. Do a wash or take a load out. Ensure the bathrooms are clean and tidy.

We have jobs on a planner that are weekly, monthly, etc. If someone has done that job for that week or month, they'll tick it off.

They were in charge of their rooms - I very rarely went in but their doors were usually open so I could see them! I expected them to change their bedding and my son did his own laundry and lots of cooking from age 13 (not so good on the tidying up after) as he was particular. Put dishes in the dishwasher etc. We had a cleaner but occasionally my son would vacuum the whole house or clean the windows for a bit of £. He mowed the lawn, walked the dogs a few times a week. Sounds like he did more things than my DD which I have to say is true! But he was definitely untidier than her. She is at uni now perfectly capable of cooking/laundry/cleaning but defaults to me when home. He lives on his own and gets stuck in when visiting here. Not that his home is a show house by any means - he can be quite messy!

Own rooms, dishwasher and kitchen surface. They brought down and took up their own laundry piles. Sometimes over the half term I’d ask for a help blitz if everyone was at home and it was a mess. 20 minutes or so, all hands to the pump!

Keep their room tidy and wash/ iron school uniform. Couple of times a week empties the dishwasher.