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I was talking to a mother and her 12 yr old daughter. The mother made the comment that the daughter was going to learn how to do laundry. Not sure if she was joking or not but it made me wonder.
Do kids today have chores? Payed or part of the family responsibility? Or is the pay part of their allowance?
What age and what do they do?
This is just what's-going-on-today type question. I'm 66 and no kids on the horizon.
Of course kids have chores in most families. This mother was going to teach her daughter to do laundry so how to do extrapolate that no child having chores these days?
I am sure the girl could have learned sooner....but some people are a bit picky when it comed to how their clothes are washed.....it might not have been the right time before.
Of course kids have chores in most families. This mother was going to teach her daughter to do laundry so how to do extrapolate that no child having chores these days?
I am sure the girl could have learned sooner....but some people are a bit picky when it comed to how their clothes are washed.....it might not have been the right time before.
I didn't extrapolate that to such a generalization.
Just asking a question. I don't understand your defensiveness. I meant no insult.
I didn't extrapolate that to such a generalization.
Just asking a question. I don't understand your defensiveness. I meant no insult.
Your comment about thinking it was a 'joke' and then asking about if kids have chores 'these days'?
Sone people, often with no kids, come in here who do nothing but complain about 'kids these days' who don't work 10 hours in a coal mine, get straight As, and do the laundry and cook dinner like they had no, while walking up hill to school both ways.
I was talking to a mother and her 12 yr old daughter. The mother made the comment that the daughter was going to learn how to do laundry. Not sure if she was joking or not but it made me wonder.
Do kids today have chores? Payed or part of the family responsibility? Or is the pay part of their allowance?
What age and what do they do?
This is just what's-going-on-today type question. I'm 66 and no kids on the horizon.
My kids are 21, 19, 16 and they grew up doing chores. They never got paid for normal everyday stuff that is part of living in the house. If I had a big project I wanted them to do I paid them for that.
Of course kids have chores in most families. This mother was going to teach her daughter to do laundry so how to do extrapolate that no child having chores these days?
I am sure the girl could have learned sooner....but some people are a bit picky when it comed to how their clothes are washed.....it might not have been the right time before.
The OP NEVER EVER EVER said or implied that most kids don't have chores. You put that there.
Today is just like any other era, some children have chores that are part of their normal day, other children have chores they get paid for or rewarded for getting those chores done. Some children have no chores because they were born into a wealthy family and have always had someone else there to make sure everything is done.
Our children all had daily chores and they did not get paid nor did they get an allowance. If they needed something we provided it, if they were going with friends to a movie or whatever we always gave them enough money to pay for what they wanted for snacks, drinks, etc.
There are also those children who have chores but don't do them and don't get punished for not doing them which in turn creates an adult who could be quite lazy, have an entitled mindset and does not know how to wash a dish or turn on a washer.
My kids are 10, 8 and 4. The older two both get $3 a week as an allowance. They have a few chores although they probably could do more. They make their beds each day, keep their room picked up, put away their own toys and crafting materials, fold and put away their own laundry, unload the dishwasher, and keep their little brother occupied when I need to make dinner. Those are really their own regular chores. Other than that, it's "other duties as assigned" which could include dusting, vacuuming, window washing, lawn work, whatever. My 10-year old is big, strong, and smart, and could do a lot more. She is pretty much the laziest kid I've ever met, though, other than being helpful with the 4-year old. The 8-year old is very small for her age and just doesn't have the height or strength to be very efficient at a lot of tasks, but she is very willing and eager to help.
I don't specifically tie allowance to chores, but give "incentives" for completing things that are outside their normal chore list, like 30 minutes of screen time, or a sweet treat like an ice cream break. I have threatened to charge them $1 per day that they don't make their beds in the morning, but haven't actually followed through on that one yet.
My kids are 10, 8 and 4. The older two both get $3 a week as an allowance. They have a few chores although they probably could do more. They make their beds each day, keep their room picked up, put away their own toys and crafting materials, fold and put away their own laundry, unload the dishwasher, and keep their little brother occupied when I need to make dinner. Those are really their own regular chores. Other than that, it's "other duties as assigned" which could include dusting, vacuuming, window washing, lawn work, whatever. My 10-year old is big, strong, and smart, and could do a lot more. She is pretty much the laziest kid I've ever met, though, other than being helpful with the 4-year old. The 8-year old is very small for her age and just doesn't have the height or strength to be very efficient at a lot of tasks, but she is very willing and eager to help.
I don't specifically tie allowance to chores, but give "incentives" for completing things that are outside their normal chore list, like 30 minutes of screen time, or a sweet treat like an ice cream break. I have threatened to charge them $1 per day that they don't make their beds in the morning, but haven't actually followed through on that one yet.
Why make the empty threat knowing you will not follow through?
You are showing them that they do not actually have to make the bed because they know you will do nothing about it.
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