I am trying to figure out 2 things:
1) How to get my kids to do my chores for me
and
2) How to get them to stop reasoning with me.
I don't really want them to do my chores for me. I have some that I won't even let my mother or my closest friend do - like fold my towels (Nobody touches my towels!). BUT it would be nice if they would do their OWN chores on their OWN and then keep adding NEW chores to their routine as they grow - and all, of course, without me having to cue, nag, yell, or step away sighing. My youngest is 5 months old tomorrow and I think she should be ready to start chores in another 4 months by my calculations. Plus, she's a girl! So, though I'm a modern woman who believes that even the boys need to learn how to cook and wash clothes eventually, I have EXTRA high hopes for Katey. The problem is that I really stink at doing chores myself, so how am I supposed to help them be perfect when they have to overcome me?
As for the "reasoning with me" thing - I know that I am supposed to be grooming them each into becoming discerning adults who don't automatically swallow the fluff that the media (and various other parties) might feed them (I think they are well on their way!). I would, however, like them to swallow everything I tell them until they reach the age of 18. Don't kids come with a switch?
1) How to get my kids to do my chores for me
and
2) How to get them to stop reasoning with me.
I don't really want them to do my chores for me. I have some that I won't even let my mother or my closest friend do - like fold my towels (Nobody touches my towels!). BUT it would be nice if they would do their OWN chores on their OWN and then keep adding NEW chores to their routine as they grow - and all, of course, without me having to cue, nag, yell, or step away sighing. My youngest is 5 months old tomorrow and I think she should be ready to start chores in another 4 months by my calculations. Plus, she's a girl! So, though I'm a modern woman who believes that even the boys need to learn how to cook and wash clothes eventually, I have EXTRA high hopes for Katey. The problem is that I really stink at doing chores myself, so how am I supposed to help them be perfect when they have to overcome me?
As for the "reasoning with me" thing - I know that I am supposed to be grooming them each into becoming discerning adults who don't automatically swallow the fluff that the media (and various other parties) might feed them (I think they are well on their way!). I would, however, like them to swallow everything I tell them until they reach the age of 18. Don't kids come with a switch?
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