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02-15-2017, 03:20 AM | #1 |
Rose Trellis
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Changing Chores
When my oldest was five we got a chore chart. For each chore he did he got one coin for his bank and five minutes of electronics time (to be saved up to "pay" for TV shows and iPad time). It works great and as time went on his brother was also written on the chart so now we have a 9 year old and a nearly 6 year old. And now a predicament is looming on the horizon. The origional chores are still on the hart. I've added harder thigns over time, like water the plants (we have a ton) or take the laundry off the clothesline but there's still simple things like "get dressed" and "brush teeth". It seems a little silly to be paying a 9 year old to get dressed and brush teeth. It'll seem down right ridiculous to be paying a 12 year old in a few years so I need a plan.
How do I stop paying him to do stuff he really just needs to do while still rewarding his little brother for trying to do things on his own? This is still a huge issue and the electronics points are the only reason the 5 year old does things without a fight. It's going to seem so unfair! Does anyone have ideas?
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