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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 367200" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">When difficult child was around 8 or thereabouts, I learned the only way to 'help' her get any chore done was to time is short and break it up into chunks. We've chunked chores for years! If I said, "Okay, go in your rooms and after you're done cleaning them up, we can go do ____________" and it never failed - a meltdown would occur and the entire day's plans would be ruined! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I had to lower my expectations, re-direct, re-direct, and re-direct some more, break up the chores, assign the chores, and most of all - ORGANIZE myself so I could better help them to organize their chores. They each always had their own 'junk' box, laundry basket and toy box. It helped - it wasn't like magic, but it definitely helped. And I also labeled each box/basket clearly. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">I rarely have to leave lists anymore when my little women are home and I'm not. They KNOW what is expected of them! There remains some evidence in every room they were in but it's not so bad. And what's funny, is that they argue over who did more and which chore now. Amazing. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 367200, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]When difficult child was around 8 or thereabouts, I learned the only way to 'help' her get any chore done was to time is short and break it up into chunks. We've chunked chores for years! If I said, "Okay, go in your rooms and after you're done cleaning them up, we can go do ____________" and it never failed - a meltdown would occur and the entire day's plans would be ruined! [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I had to lower my expectations, re-direct, re-direct, and re-direct some more, break up the chores, assign the chores, and most of all - ORGANIZE myself so I could better help them to organize their chores. They each always had their own 'junk' box, laundry basket and toy box. It helped - it wasn't like magic, but it definitely helped. And I also labeled each box/basket clearly. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]I rarely have to leave lists anymore when my little women are home and I'm not. They KNOW what is expected of them! There remains some evidence in every room they were in but it's not so bad. And what's funny, is that they argue over who did more and which chore now. Amazing. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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