Does your school-age child help around the house with chores? Do you reward them for their work? If so, with what?
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debsmooth
ANSWERS: 11
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i have a nearly four yr old...and i get him to tidy his room after he has played...i only reward him with praise of the good job he has done.....that way he knows "well its some thing i have to do"and he doesnt expect a reward in return
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I have 2 step daughters 11 and 13 (also a 19mo. old baby girl of my own) they help alot. take turn doing dishes, taking the trash out. once a week the throughly clean the bathroom and kitchen. they also help with the baby...changing diapers, giving her a bath (especially now, since i am 7mo. preg. and can't get down on the floor well). we do reward them the get paid once a month at least $20 and if they do an extra good job at the bathroom and kitchen they get extra. we also try to give them money to go to like 7 Eleven or to go swimming in the community pool, if they have spent their allowance. we try to let them spend their money on what they want to buy with it, after all they worked for it, we help them make good decisions and help them shop for good deals. they don't seem to mind doing the cores as much if they know they are getting paid and there is less arguments when it comes time to get those chores done.
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They are supose to but they half a** it all the time. The reward my 16 year old gets is extra gass money and more nights out, my 12 year old get motorcycle gass money and friends over and my 8 year old gets money to go to town and friends over or to go to friends houses
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I have 2 children & they both help around the house. I reward them with appreciation of a job well done. This way they learn responsibility and they learn not everything in life is done to gain something in return. I also reward them indirectly by getting them a small surprise every now & then "just because".
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I was never rewarded for doing chores around the house. I did chores because I didn't want to live in a run-down shack. I also did chores as a bit of a way to compete with my friends who had maids or houses that were more expensive than mine. I did chores mainly out of wanting something better for myself and my family. Money would have been nice, but a cleaner house or a well-kept yard was the reward itself.
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I have a 2 and 3 year old who help a lot around the house. My 3 year old helps with the dishwasher, sweeps (pretty well too), makes her bed, and puts her toys away. My 2 year old helps put clothes in the laundry and dryer, he picks up his own toys, and when I let him, he helps wash the floor (he thinks it is fun to p lay with the water on the floor... but hey, it gets clean!!) I use praise for now. A lot of high fives and hugs. Plus, they know they can't go outside to play until their rooms are clean and the inside toys are put away. When they are a bit older, I will put a few coins in their piggy banks... and add to their allowance as they get older. But, the will not get paid for the required chores.
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I never have any extra money to give my kids for doing their chores. They do get praise for doing their chores. They are expected to do their part because they live here and contribute to the living and the messing and eating and everything. They each can have one friend over or go to an overnight(not on a school night though)or some extra thing if they want as long as they did their chores for the week. They get to do their chosen favorite thing on the weekend ,go to the mall, library,community center for basketball,rollerskating etc. There are exceptions sometimes (sickness, school event, sport event) but usually everyone cooperates.
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sure, my son helps out, I reward him by saying thank you and providing a home for him.
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Not so much. My two year old is still too young and my 7 year old isn't here enough. But he does have to pick up his toys. As they get older they are going to get chores to do. I'm a widow and can't do it all myself. They wil get some kind of reward I just don't know what yet.
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Yes, my son is 13, and he has chores during the week. Saturdays and Sundays he has "off". I give him an allowance.
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