getting their chores done!

I have the same problems, I find that I will not give them any treats until they finished their jobs! I wish you the best of Luck and remember you are not alone lol Take care

just had to stop by and check out the good replies you have gotten on this since I too have a difficult problem with this!

Your children sound like mine lol. I have 5 ages 20, 18,15,12 and 2. I think I spoiled them and now I am paying the price. They have very little responsibility and still they slack. I have been raising my 2 year old daughter a little differently. It's a pretty sad sight to see everyone including Dadd get up from the dinner table without removing their plate. They all know better, so why do I have to hound them to do it. The only one who does it is my 2 year old daughter. She's the first one in the kitchen when I start cleaning up the rest of the family disappears. I would just love for one day to have them pick up their own stuff and clean their rooms without me having to ASK them over and over again. My 12 year is tough, he has problems in scholl. He's very smart and super lazy. We took all his priviledges away and he could care less. He comes in and goes to bed. UGhhhhh...kids

Usually they want to watch tv, or go outside and play or play with friends or on the computer, and we don't allow them to until the chores are done and Mom has came and checked then they can have there time.