Building Responsibility in Your Children
Find resources, fun ideas, and examples of chore charts that you can download and customize
Alternatives to Chore Charts
Instead of giving kids an arbitrary allowance, they can pick what tasks they want to do and earn as much money as they choose.
Getting kids to love chores **Click to visit the link**
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The "Mom, I'm Bored" Jar...Some of the activities are fun, some of them are not, so before your kids decide to have you entertain them, they really need to decide if its worth it or not! They might get “Make cookies with Mom”, or they might get “Pull weeds.” They could get “Play in the sprinklers”, or they could get “Do a chore of Mom’s choice!”
Instead of nagging teenagers to help around the house, make them "earn" the WIFI password by helping around the house. You can set the number of chores or other activities that need to be completed in order to connect to the Internet.
Chore Cards
**Idea found at: http://www.320sycamoreblog.com/2011/06/summer-chore-cards-2011.html. Click on the link for more ideas and additional information.
Choose different cards each day for the chores and activities that you want done. They can include daily ones like homework, making your bed, and reading for 10 minutes plus ones that rotate like cleaning the bathroom, putting away laundry, and cleaning the kitchen floor. After your child is done with their "cards" they can be free to play with friends, outside, etc.
**Idea found at: http://www.320sycamoreblog.com/2011/06/summer-chore-cards-2011.html. Click on the link for more ideas and additional information.
Choose different cards each day for the chores and activities that you want done. They can include daily ones like homework, making your bed, and reading for 10 minutes plus ones that rotate like cleaning the bathroom, putting away laundry, and cleaning the kitchen floor. After your child is done with their "cards" they can be free to play with friends, outside, etc.
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Additional ideas and resources for Chore Cards and other alternatives:
http://biblicalhomemaking.blogspot.com/2011/07/free-printable-chore-cards-tutorial.html
http://www.meaningfulmama.com/2012/03/day-66-chore-ring-for-earning-money.html
http://www.whateverdeedeewants.com/2011/07/terrific-tuesdays-chore-jar.html
http://indulgy.com/post/Pzuhqj4IX1/kids-chores
http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2012/05/chores-pinteresting-wednesday.html
http://www.meckmom.com/2006/02/27/help-your-kids-clean-their-room-on-their-own/
http://www.littlefamilyfun.com/2012/08/118-ways-to-make-chore-chart.html
http://biblicalhomemaking.blogspot.com/2011/07/free-printable-chore-cards-tutorial.html
http://www.meaningfulmama.com/2012/03/day-66-chore-ring-for-earning-money.html
http://www.whateverdeedeewants.com/2011/07/terrific-tuesdays-chore-jar.html
http://indulgy.com/post/Pzuhqj4IX1/kids-chores
http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.com/2012/05/chores-pinteresting-wednesday.html
http://www.meckmom.com/2006/02/27/help-your-kids-clean-their-room-on-their-own/
http://www.littlefamilyfun.com/2012/08/118-ways-to-make-chore-chart.html
Traditional Chore Charts
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