honey - your house sounds exactly like mine. I am a big believer in consequences for your actions, and taking responsibility for your own behaviour.
My big kids are the same age as yours - we have two job lists, that they swap week about. they have consequences- natural, or sometimes, put in practice. their jobs are: wash dishes, dry dishes and put away, hang the washing out and bring in, fold it up, mow the lawn, pick up the dog poo, keep their room tidy, change their bedding, clean their bathroom, and toilet, tidy the play room, look after the chickens, feed the dog and cat.... so that must make me a horrible mother too!
I believe that I am teaching them to be self reliant individuals, that will know how to take care of themselves when they are in the big bad world by themselves. My dd (nearly 13) loves to cook, and often asks to cook dinner - and does most of the baking for school now (sometimes I have to kick her out of the kitchen because I LIKE to do it too!!! lol)
Tell me - this mother your told - what are her kids like?
River wow i'm touched, thanks so much. Thanks gals for your support as always. V the mum still carries her 10 year old's school bag - need i say more?
Beckles
Well if your bad for making your 13 & 10 yr olds do chores, I must really be a bad mummy. My 7 & 5 yr olds have to make their beds clean their rooms and clean up outside whenever they are finished for the day, as well as take rubbish out to the wheelie bin.
I think it's teaching them to be independant and self reliant, as they get older they will get more chores, I think it's only fair. I also think the larger the family the more the older children are needed to help out around the house.
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