Getting my kids 13 and 15 to do anything is a chore in itself. I am going to have to try, but they think living here is just their birthright and they find it offensive when I try to get them to do anything! I am going to keep trying! Thanks for the encouragement! Maria williamsville ----- Original Message ----- From: "Priscilla Pike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [JFC]: Junk room
> Maria, > It is possible to get it done if everyone helps out. I have my dd (10yo) > doing chores. She has to: > Straighten bathroom(no one else uses it) > Practice Piano > Feed Bird > Make bed > P/U room > Put up clothes > Sweep Kitchen floor > Put up dishes > Read Bible > Awana > She has to do this each day. I also give her wages(don't like the word > allowance) on what she does and what kind of attitude she has while doing > it. I know some people don't like the idea of paying kids to do chores, but > I figure I can teach her handle money and how to clean at the same time. > We also have a saying around our house. "Erase the Evidence". That means > if you get out the cereal and milk then you have to clean up your mess. > > Priscilla in GA > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 1/2/2002 > > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Journey from clutter List Website > http://journeyfromclutter.com > Members Only Page > http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm > > Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. > > To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Journey from clutter List Website http://journeyfromclutter.com Members Only Page http://journeyfromclutter.com/MembersOnly/MembersArea.htm Unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word 'unsubscribe' in the 'Subject:' field to be removed from the main list. To Unsubscribe from the Digest version of the list send the unsubscribe message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
