Wasting energy...

i'd say maybe your kid is just not that old enough to do these things exactly the way you want it to be,but it's quite a good thing that he is willing to do chores and also listen to your demands.after all,he is just a kid and kids are always thinking about maybe playing around with friends.when i was young,to be honest,i was not that willing to do such things so i think you have a helpful and samrt son.

I go through the same darn thing with each of my kids. Frustrating.. isn't it?

I hear you, my biggest pet peeve is the dirty clothes. There is a perfectly good laundry hamper in the laundry room, and yet every time I tell my son to put his clothes there, he always just throws them on the floor in front of the door..At least my oldest son throws them on the inside on the floor, but not my youngest.Then again I guess I really can't blame him, his dad does the same thing, so like father, like son...

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Alittle bit of both I am thinking. I wouldn't put up with that for a minute. Either they do what is expected of them or their not going anywhere. My grandson has learned that when I speak he'd better jump to it and do it right because I have to tell him more than three times(three different things)and he loses his priveledges. And that is all that that extra stuff they get to go do is. Priveledges. He's doing alot better. I just tired of his disrespect of his mom and not listening.

Oh he is definitely messing with you. He knows what he is doing. If I were you, I would only remind him once. After the reminder, MAKE SURE to tell him about the consequence if he doesn't do it right the first time. Make sure to FOLLOW-THROUGH on the consequence that you set...like no TV, no phone calls, stay in the room, etc. I don't mean, punish. Consequence is different.

This is sexist thought but , He is a Boy. He just doesn't see the point. This is why I Knew I had no patience for a husband or children. See if I saw the bread open , I woud have closed it but the dishes , I would just leave them where they are.

I've been all over Kathryn's tail for not doing her chores lately. I understand that she is on summer break from school and that means that she wants to spend more time with her friends that live in the neighborhood. With that said, she would have a lot more time to play with her friends if she would just do her chores when I ask her to do them instead of spending an hour crying about it before she even gets started with her work.

Sometimes, it even seems like a sport to them! Like how much less they could do, or how many times I'd have to say it, until they finally do. I don't remember myself being this evasive to what my parents told me to do when I was younger. Maybe that's why sometimes I feel such a nag. Not only are they wasting their energy, mine too!

I remember giving my mom a difficult time when I was young. 2 things happened to change that. If I did not do my chores, there was no fun time, and about that time she began having trouble doing basic things because she had osteo arthritis and Lupus. If I didn't do things right, I got a spanking and grounded for days. Grounded? When there are things to do, people to see, trouble to find? Spankings hurt and were humiliating, and who likes those. It wasn't so hard to train me. lol! I have been contemplating every once in awhile why did I do what I did when I was young, and I cannot figure out why I did not want to do chores. We may never know why a child will not simply do their chores, get done and do whatever.

Hmm this reminds me of my daughter when she use to do her chores, as she was walking to the kitchen I would say, can you please take this to the kitchen, since you are on your way there and I would here things like OMG, you want me to do everything. lol Though it was not funny at the time, it made sense to do it all at once but noooo, not the kids. So it must be a kid thing to feel like they cannot multi-task. I will tell you though that the more we remind and ask to do things properly they do Dawn, believe me grow up to be more organized. But, and there is a but, in the interim you have to bear through it. lol

We do sometimes have to be strict with our children. We should teach them well on how things at home should be done in order to help in making chores at home light. In addition, we should have an authoritative tone, when we ask them to do them properly. But i think, it's the thought that mommy or daddy will fix it afterward anyway ,that makes them as careless as that in doing those simple tasks.

HA HA HA HA, you are so right, if they would actually waste their energy and productive things, homework would get down, their rooms would be clean and probably even the house. But it seems like they only have energy for their convenience and entertainment. That's how children are, they need to be constantly reminded to do things, but they don't have to be reminded to play outside, call their friends and/or play their video games. LOL My mom used to tell me the same thing, now I find myself saying that to my children. It seems that they have all the energy in the world to take out toys and play with them, but when it comes to pick up, their tired. My son the other day, was picking up his room and every 5 minutes he kept on coming down stairs, saying that he was to tired and that he couldn't pick up his room by himself that he needed his sisters help. At first it was cute and we all laughed, but after a few more times, it got a bit fraustrating. All of this lasted for more than 2 hours and his 4 year-old sister, finally agreed to help him. In less than 45 minutes that room was picked up. The power of women, men always need that extra boost, even at the age of 5.

Not sure how old your child is but my oldest is nearly 20 and only now that she is out on her own does she "get" some of the things I used to get so frustrated at when she lived at home. She now tries to "help" her younger siblings and tell them just do it right. I promise it will go faster. But nope! They don't listen. Ugh~~

I know what you mean...for all the time mine take to shove stuff under the bed...and then know that I'm going to check and make them take it out and do it all over...well...there goes a ton of energy..LOL..they are on to me now though..I don't find as much under the bed anymore

I think a lot of kids are like Carey when it comes to doing stuff. They are just trying to cut corners and get away with stuff. I know some of nephews were like that when they were growing up. I think it is just a part of growing up. You'd tell them to do stuff and they would do it half @ssed! They see it as not importnat so they do it like it isn't!

Hey Dawn! I believe he knows how to do his chores correctly he just chooses not to! I guess it is a boy thing. They figure if they give you reason to believe they can't do it, maybe you won't asked them and do it for them. At least this is the tactic my kids would use on me when they were younger. Just keep getting on him and don't give in....sometimes a task easier said then done....lol

ya children are bad sometime, i guess they need to be train while still very young so that instead of chores they will think it as a game of fun, then they will do it, my fren train his toddler to arrange his toys, put toys back into box , arrange box in shelves as a fun activits, so tat to increase him to be tidy.after 1 years , his toddle will automattically keep his stuffs after playing.

Yes, that is what I did to my niece and my nephews. I will show them how to do it at first and they will do the chores later. I am glad they did even if we need to ask them to do so many times as they tend to forgot things they are not usually do. Whenever they forgot to do it they will be other family members who will remind it to them. So they want to do it or not they got no choice and they have too~

I bet he's just messing with you mind. I know kids like to push the limit as much as humanly possible. Testing mom was his goal for the day. Sounds like you wasted the energy but I think you need to sometimes to prove to children they are not goinng to win. Best Wishes!