Do you make your kids do chores

i dont have childern but when i do and they are old enough they will be doing work around the house for shore because, i will want them to learn how to clean up after them selves and learn some disipline at a young age if they dont learn these things while they are young they never will

im just a single person but if ever i got into my own family. i better say that i will do my kids chores because by that thye could learn on ho\w to manage a home and how to maintain it clean... and be responsiblle. like me, i was grown up and raised by a responsuble mom and she always l;et us do chores so nw,,, now that im staying at the dormitory,,, i tend to stand on my own very easy because the things that my mom taught was applied.

Yes, sometimes it becomes a chore just getting them to do their chores but it is all worth it in the end because everyone is helping that way.

My children have had chores to do from the time they could walk to the toy basket and put their toys in it.Today their jobs as teenagers are a bit more complex and yes they do no get a certain payment if the task is completed satisfactory as we are teacking them that a job worth doing is worth doing well and you get payed for the good you do in this world not the not so good

Childhood,My father would sometime rewarding,and occasionally to give you money or food in some way or another,or buy your favorite things to you ,but it also depends on the mood father

My kids do not live at home now anymore but when they did they did chores and I rewarded them when they were done. I think it gives them some sense of responsibility. If they never do chores and don't know how to do the things around the house what will they do when they go on there own. They may not like the chores but later on like my kids tell me now they know it was the right thing to do. My daughter has a 2 year old and she is seeing that you have to teach them things that are right and wrong.

When my son was younger, he had chores that were age appropriate. Just like a parents chores are the overall cooking, cleaning, gardening and yardwork, and holding down a job. That is part of being a family. He also got an allowance, jsut like an adult a child has expenses and needs a little spending money. It also teaches them how to save and manage money. If he didn't do his chores, we would remind him and on rare occasions we would have to sit down and have a discussion about families and working together to take of things. If we asked him to do something extra that was not part of his chores (washing/waxing the car, painting the porch, etc.); those things we would pay him for doing. We would tell him what we needed done and what we were willing to pay. He could accept or turn down the offer. This saved us time and we got the work done for less than we would have paid a professional to do the same job. It also gave him extra money if he was saving for something special.

When my kids were 2 years old they were allready picking up there toys and puting them in the toy box.The older they got the more they did. Like picking up there clothes. Makeing there own beds, puting the dirty dishes in the diswasher. help folding the clean clothes, like the wash cloths and the towels.When my children were little I just told them that they did a good job and that they were a big boy or girl.

My kids each have a list of chores they must do each day. For every chore they complete, they are paid fifty cents. If they give me an attitude about doing the chore, they still do it but are not paid. I used to give out a weekly allowance, but switched over to paying per job per day because of my son's mood disorder. He has good days and bad days. On bad days, he will have a complete meltdown when faced with the prospect of chores. On those days, I don't push the issue, but I also won't pay him for not doing the chores. On the good days, he will often ask for extra chores to make up the difference. You have to do what works for your kids. I think it's important that kids learn how to keep the house and do simple household chores. I also think most kids need to be taught that their attitude will have a big effect on how well they succeed at life.

Well, my kid are grown but I thought I'd reply to encourage you. You are doing the right thing. Chores gives childern a knowledge of what contributing to family is suppose to be. It, along with a lot of love, will make well rounded adults. No rewards necessary. They will thank you later. Keep up the good work, raising childern is the best job on the planet, countdown21.com

I make my 6 year old daughter make her bed, feed the dogs, clean her toys and put away her own laundry. I also make her help me keep the common areas tidy. My 3 year old, its a bit more difficult with him. I help him pick up his toys, he enjoys rinsing dishes. If I give him a dusting cloth, he will dust.I give my children an allowance. If all chores are done, they each get a dollar a week.

My sister has a 19 year old and triplets, who are now 14. Being that the triplets were born when the oldest was five years old it has had a devastating effect on the her. She was use to being the only child and then not only one or two, but three babies came along and pushed her to the background. It takes an act of God to get the nineteen year old to do anything. But the triplets have been cleaning up their room since they were four years old. Now at 14, they clean the entire house. Two girls and a boy. They are the sweetest most well behaved children I have ever known. My sister did not work for seven years after they were born. She really had time to work with them. One day I had taken them on a shopping spree at Toys R Us. When it was time to go, my sister calmly said, "Children," and all three of them came to her side. I was impressed, because that is the way our mother raised us. If we were out in public and someone offered us something, my two sisters and I would all look at our mother for the answer. My mother was strict, but she never abused us. She was very loving, yet clear about how she wanted her children to behave. Children need responsibility, they crave it. They want limits, so they no that they are loved. One day a little girl(related to me, but I wont say how)was outside playing with her friend and the friend invited her over. She agreed to go, but then the friend said, aren't you going to ask your mother? The little girl said, Oh, she don't care. It really broke my heart to hear that. Although, the mother truly loves the child, she was right, her mother didn't care. Maybe, it wasn't that big of a deal. I just wouldn't want to hear of me child ever saying that I didn't care about something purtaining to them. No matter how big or small, I care and I want to know about it. Raising children is not easy. If more people only realized what they were getting into ahead of time, they would wait. You can reward a child simply by telling them they did a good job and you are proud of them. It sounds simple, but it works so well to build their confidence.

I have also 2 little daugthers, as early as 4 years old, my elder daugther is already trained to do simply chores. Keeping her toys, helping taking bath of her 2 month old sister by preparing the things of our baby. Simply chores for our little 4 year old daugther would help her to be a responsible person someday

our 14 year old does chores, she complains to high heaven about them, but we only have he do 2 things a day which take me 30 mins to do it takes her upwards of 2 hours because she dawdles about.

I have three children and they all have chores as well. Each of them is responsible for keeping their room tidy and for this they do not receive payment. However I have extra chores and if they do these, they do get an allowance. It's not a lot and it's based on what they do, but it's only two chores a day and if they do them for a week they get $2. I realize this is a very small allowance, but I can't afford any more than this and I'm hoping to teach them they have to manage their money if there is something they really want to buy.

When sons old enough i'm going to ask him to do things. I used to help my parents and they didn't make me, they asked and i respected them. (so i did it) i think you teach a kid respect all you have to do is ask then they'll do it. I'm not going to say hey you've got to do this. i'm not like that but i will teach him it's only fair for him to help us out. Kudos! ~Joey

I have three kids, aged 9, 6 and 3. We have no help around the house and it's really just me and my husband and kids. It has come natural for them to pick after themselves as they will know it is only me who will do it. I do not reward them with monetary ways, a mere thank you usually will suffice. The feeling that they have helped me by putting dishes in the sink is enough for them. I do not want them to do things with the hidden agenda of getting something in return fo rhelping me. They are good kids and i see to it to show them that i really appreciate the help that they have done.