I am trying to balance working and being a mom at the same time. Not sure I am doing a good job at all. I come home from work and the house is a disaster. We have given the children chores but they have learned to ignore us. I am to tired to do it by myself. I got home from work today and after seeing the house I realized I have to come up with some solution.
Here is what I have come up with. The kids will have a chore chart starting Monday-Friday. Craig and I will hold $20 each for Ashlee and Cody and Preston will get $10. At the end of the night they will bring us their chore chart for a signature. If their chore is done one of us will sign the chart, if their chore is not done then no signature. At the end of the week if each day is signed then they will receive the full amount of money. If any days are missing a signature then we deduct money. So hopefully that will motivate them to get their chore done. Then on the weekend we will all pitch in and then the house gets cleaned faster which leaves time for what ever they want.
I thought of this because I know the kids want money at the end of the week to go hang out with friends. I was tired of giving them money and their chores were not done. Then I was left doing all the cleaning on the weekend.
Craig and I presented this idea to the kids tonight. Of course some of them grumbled. I told them we are going to try this for a month, no ifs and or buts about it!
Wish me luck and I will keep you posted on how we are doing
It's Enough
10 years ago
1 comment:
we have done this before but it fizzled out. My girls babysit so much that our money didn't effect them. Now I just say no if they want to go somewhere and they flaked on chores. Let me know how it works for you, good luck.
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