What is the best way to make a chores list.?
Question:Two boys 10 and 11. We need some order. Should it be weekly or daily or daily with times of the day they should be done? I was going to use a dry erase board.
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Trust me! I am obsessive complusive when it comes to cleanliness and organization. What you should do it sit down and write down all of your household chores, then think realistically about tasks are a larger requirement. Then decide how often it needs to be done and designate days to do them. Also, if your boys are 10 and 11 then they are old enough to contribute and learn responsibility if they are not doing so already. To help I'll show you my list as an example:
Monday: Laundry
Tuesday: Dusting and vaccumming
Wednesday: Laundry
Thursday: Bathrooms
Friday: Laundry (including sheets)
Saturday: any type of lawncare
Sunday: REST!
Also, everyday I make it a point of wiping down my kitchen simple because I use it everyday and it harbors A LOT of bacteia!
Good Luck!
When I had a chores list it was a calendar type set up with daily chores that alternated for each kid everyday.. I def. would reccomend some sort of reward, even if its TV time or something so they have a desire to actually get it done.. I dont reccomend times cause then there is too much of a restriction on it.. good luck!!
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you can use 3x5 cards in a file box by the days of the week and the months of the year. Write all the daily chores on 1 card or you can split it into 2 cards(one for each child)These MUST be done everyday. Then things can be broken down over the week. clean mirrors and glass(monday) sweep stairs Tuesday--different chores to be done once a week on a given day in addition to the daily chores. Same with monthly chores--so you may have a daily card a weekly card and a yearly card all on the same day.
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http://www.printablechecklists.com/check...
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The above sites should help you.
some chores need to be done daily while others weekly. try setting up a sheet for each boy with a list of the days of the week and what weekly and daily chores should be done that day. don't set up times to do them since the boys need to learn time management on their own. try a deadline instead such as "finished before 6pm." get the sheets laminated (which is really cheap), and have the boys initial, check off, or put a line through each chore so they can verify their work and feel the accomplishment of a completed list. dry erase markers work well on laminated sheets or (matte) sheet protectors, so you can use the sheets endlessly without worrying that the chores list might be accidentally erased (like with a dry erase board of chores). you can use the dry-erase board for special weekly tasks, messages, etc.
with this age children it is best to have a set time each day for chores. it also helps to rotate chores weekly so that they don't get bored as quickly, so a dry erase board would be an excellent choice to get started with.
I cannot add anything that has not already been said. Just remember, don't reward them too well, because then they will expect something for everything. Responsibility does not always come with a price tag.
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