Natural consequences or bad mumma?

[Phteven]

beckles, more Mums should be like you
Of course children should learn how to do chores in the home. It's hardly fair to expect them to teach themselves when they reach adulthood.

[Rouge]

I would have done the EXACT same thing! Awesome mother, not dreadful!

[~Raven~]

Beckles it sounds like you are doing the best thing ever for your kids! Teaching them to be responsible for themselves, help others and to work as a team

I'll be taking a few leaves out of your book too methinks

Ignore the other parent at school - they'll be the ones complaining that their 20-odd children live at home and don't lift a finger.

I reccon!

[tiggerandpooh]

lol beckles - that is what I thought! and I bet that isn't the only thing she does....

[Enchanted]

I too think you are doing an amazing job of raising your boys

My Mum got me to do the same things when I was younger. I believe that everyone is an equal in the family and that each person should contribute to the household chores etc. Don't worry about that Mum at school.. she will want to eat her words one day I am sure

[~Jo~]

Beckles, the fact that the boys were humbled and made two cups of tea the following morning and offered to make others shows that they are seeing the consequences of their actions and realising how not working together impacts on others. Well done. Im actually thinking I need to get the kids to do alot more now

Jo

[Jaycee]

Yep, I agree with the other girls, you're doing a fantastic job and I only hope that I do as good a job when Jake reaches that age!

[Lenny]

You are awesome Beckles, what a great system you have, and it is obviously working. Too many kids have no idea about consequences and responsibility.
What i like is that you have 'jobs' but also that they need to make you a cup of tea. That's great, it's teaching them about respect and being nice to their mum (who obviously does so much for them with simple gestures).