tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post7177417394901275469..comments2023-12-28T00:47:45.323-06:00Comments on Hidden Treasures: Cleaning the Bathroom - "Just Ducky"!Hidden Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09287230072741829128noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-4317559705854254042011-09-06T11:06:52.776-05:002011-09-06T11:06:52.776-05:00Love it! I tire of hearing mothers say that childr...Love it! I tire of hearing mothers say that children shouldn't be expected to do chores because they need to just "be children." Isn't it our jobs to teach them how to be adults one day? Chores and helping around the house is a definite part of that! AND it instills a great work ethic!Dusty (To the Moon and Back)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17380854387784870096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-3349887002508354852011-09-06T09:57:55.713-05:002011-09-06T09:57:55.713-05:00Great idea!! Just before Reading this, my girls (6...Great idea!! Just before Reading this, my girls (6 & 4) sat down and made a chart of chores so we can kep ourselves on track and accountable! Thx for encouraging me that they are able to do more than we expect!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-40985202034698451172011-09-04T00:05:47.844-05:002011-09-04T00:05:47.844-05:00I think you're right to try to teach children ...I think you're right to try to teach children to be responsible. If they don't learn now, they never will. That's why our country is in the shape it's in. No one wants to do for themselves because they don't know how...or were never trained to do so. I think our children will have it easier than everyone else in the long run. They know how to work hard and love life at the same time! ;)Hidden Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287230072741829128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-29860994886096712342011-09-02T22:47:05.737-05:002011-09-02T22:47:05.737-05:00Love your post! It brings back memories from when ...Love your post! It brings back memories from when we were foster parents. We spent a few years fostering children classified as "high behavior" and "troubled children." All of the children placed with us were hitters, kickers, and biters. Despite our crazy home and schedule at times, cleaning was every Saturday morning. We got everyone involved. And there was always fun to be had afterwards, if you did your chores:) This is how we established independence in the kids, but also it was family time together. Between parental visits, therapy, school and sports, this was our time together. Our motto was to work as a family, so we can play as a family. It was great seeing that the 5 year olds would catch onto chores quicker than the 7 year olds. The kids really liked the time together as a family. Our expectations was to do your best. We had many disagreements with a few social workers, which is why we no longer foster. The disagreements revolved around what we expected the children to do in our home. Social workers felt that expecting children between the ages of 5 to 13 to bring their laundry down and put it away afterwards, was too much. We heard the same story about doing dishes, and folding towels. I'm very grateful that we aren't the only parents whom like to teach our kids early. Thanks for sharing:)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929323700978575389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-87022779241058989032011-09-02T14:43:45.220-05:002011-09-02T14:43:45.220-05:00We have always made it important for our kids to c...We have always made it important for our kids to clean up after themselves! During the summer our older children start taking on more "big people" chores. Loading the washer and dryer, dishes, vaccuming, dusting, etc. Its so nice to have some help in those areas! They don't do it perfect but they love helping and the praise they get for a job well done. :) We used a chore chart and rewards for a while. Gotten out of the habit but probably need to bring it back! I totally understand the timer thing! Our kids go into OVERDRIVE when the timer comes out. :) Always a good motivator. ;)mandastevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346446221346299450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-25543265380308626992011-09-02T08:35:37.111-05:002011-09-02T08:35:37.111-05:00LOL Normal is over-rated and certainly not any fu...LOL Normal is over-rated and certainly not any fun! =DHidden Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287230072741829128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5151451901618141928.post-26270118361547814532011-09-02T08:32:30.407-05:002011-09-02T08:32:30.407-05:00OH MY! I thought I was the only mother like this!...OH MY! I thought I was the only mother like this! So glad to read this one! I'm definitely reading it to the kids, so that they know I'm normal now :)abigaylegoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652586375210293553noreply@blogger.com