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Old 09-30-2007, 09:59 AM   #16
For My Coby
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In our house, our kids were responsible for their own laundry as soon as they could reach the buttons with a step stool. Same with dishes, etc.

When they went to college, they said the best thing was waking up on Saturday and knowing there were no chores that had to be done. They may be slobs for a few years until the newness wears off.

The only thing that they had their own control over was their room. I only asked that there was a "path" from the door to the bed in case there was a fire (and they sometimes failed there!). But in the rest of the house, we lived as a "community" where everyone had responsibilities. They "learned" the responsibilities/skills. Whether or not they decide to use the skills later in life is entirely up to them. But my work of training them is done.......
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