Chore Charts - For Mum & Kids

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Thanks hun, just worried it's too much like asking her to do chores IYKWIM... but it wont be there as a you MUST do these things but a "good girl you fed the fish" kind of thing

The other thing is i know if DD1 has 1 then DD2 is going to want one aswell, is it wrong for a 19mth old to have a 'helpers chart'... think thats what i'll call it.

[Tinks]

I don't think there's anything wrong with having one for dd2 but she probably won't understand the concept until she's a bit older. Maybe just a piece of paper on the fridge that she can put her stickers on when A gets hers would be enough for Z.

I get ya. Maybe just do up a star chart with no list and every time she does something you think deserves a star (like putting a toy back, feeding fish, helpind with the dishes etc) you can make a big deal of and give her a star. That way she'll associate doing things with getting the stars as opposed to you expecting her to do certain jobs. You can have a reward system in place so that when she gets a certain amount of stars you'll take her out for ice cream or do something fun to celebrate.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Thanks hun, i have written mine and printed out squares for hers and she just said "where are my words"
So i think i might just put in feed cat, feed fish, help with dishes, help vac, tidy room, make bed and then have spaces for stars.

My little girl is getting too big, she can read and write her own name and now she can read and write DAD...

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Her 'Helping Chart' is done and she already has a star on it and is actually attempting to help me in her room, ohhh it might be a good thing after all.
Her first was helping with the dishes this morning, the other things are:
Helping make her bed, helping clean her room, feeding the pets, helping pick up toys, helping water the plants & helping with the washing

[JLeigh29]

I thought I was the only one who had a weekly housework chart on the fridge! I have it divided into morning, middle of the day (DS' nap time) and arvo and include all the housework plus grocery shopping, regular outings and appointments (Library, Music for DS, chiro etc), cooking PLUS (most importantly!) what I like to call 'personal time'. In other words, time to be on BB, read and have a cuppa. Without my chart I get sidetracked and never get the 'me' time.Or I 'forget' to do the stuff that DS can't be around for when he's asleep (cleaning the toilet is just too hard when your little man loves brushes like mine does!) or I avoid the chores I don't like (cleaning the bathroom, lol!). I also have my meal planner at the bottom. I want to get it laminated so I can mark stuff off as I go and reuse it for my meal planner.
I love that your DD's want to be like their mummy! DS, 16 months, loves to help too - he gets a cloth if I'm cleaning or the dustpan brush or a duster!

[Liviam]

Sounds like a fabulous idea!! I might need to steal that idea for me - I'm terrible at the moment.