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Originally Posted by mamacat

Wow! That just sounds like an awfully long list for a 6 yr old to take responsibility for and do on his own w/o lots of handholding and prompting and redirecting and reminding. I had to do a lot of that with much older kids at times. Even have to ask and remind the young and not so young adults in our houehold at times

We are usually doing chores together, me doing what I need to do while he is doing his. I do not, however, stop doing what I am doing to stay with him if he is goofing off. I will move to another room or break if i am due one.
I think he should be responsible for his own things & if he did them as needed, it wouldn't be an issue. toys & chairs are the biggest things for him but if we play with him, we help clean up. If he is playing by himself, we often help him clean up if it is a lot. there are tons of reminders, sometimes an excessive amount, IMO. As for the chore he does with me, he is not doing all of those things at once. I usually give him something to do while I am doing the bulk of it & when he is done 1 thing, he is given another task. when i am doing the floors, i am telling him what to move as i get there. Just to be clear, he is not moving the couch or tables or big arm chairs, he is moving the ottoman, trash cans,etc. I am hoping that as he gets older, i am giving less reminders & more chores. this is also the kid who earned 50 bonus points in a day or two (about 8 extra chores or more) because he wanted to earn a toy i bought cheap but held until he earned it or for his birthday. I know it probably Doesn't make much difference, but he will be 7 in three weeks.