Early this summer, we restructured the chores in our home. And, we went with that very method. I decided that I was tired of spending my day off cleaning the entire house. Only to have it wrecked in 2 days and no else cared anyway.
So, we've been using this new system for 2months now----it is so much better! Everyone in the house has a chore that they are responsible for. It is clearly written --the chore, the person, and the day of the week.
We chose chores that each girl was physically capable of doing, spent the time teaching them how to do the chores, and explained the chore chart. We reviewed the concept of responsibility and diligence. They understand that the chores get done everyday and they get paid on Friday. If they don't do their chores with a good attitude and timely fashion, we make them do it without pay.
We place a check on the days that they did their chores--without attitude and early in the day. We palce an X on the days they didn't do them in a good manner. That's how we keep track of what they get paid.
In addition, we are teaching them to tithe, save, and spend. Each payday, they take their savings to the bank and add it to their accounts. We take their tithing and place it on the piano for church. Then, they take the rest and put it in their purse for spending at their leisure!
~~Life is good. The house is clean. The girls are learning to be responsible. I'm not spending my time cleaning!!
