My kids are six and nine and they are all around good kids, however…lately it seems like they are sassier than normal. Taking away video games or their Kindle Fire’s does not work. That used to be their “currency”; the thing that really mattered if I took it away. Until now. I don’t know what changed, but all of a sudden, they just don’t care anymore. And then the sassy kids come out.
Until now.
You see…Sunday was like any other day. We got up, got ready for Zachary’s football game, and their sassiness started to come out in full force. I warned them to stop and be respectful. Well, they didn’t heed my warning. So guess what…they were told they were doing a chore. Since we were literally walking out the door, they were told that as soon as we got home from the game, they both had a chore to do. Zachary actually looked at me and said “a chore? Why don’t you just take the Xbox away?”. Exactly. Taking the Xbox away was not a big deal, but a chore was.
So what chore did that have to do? They had to clean EVERY baseboard on my first floor. I walked around, sprayed the cleaner and they cleaned. This is a chore that I do not like doing at all.
From now on, both kids know that they will be given a warning. If they don’t do what they are asked, they will be told that they will be given a chore. Some of the chores may be:
- Clean the toilets
- Clean the bathroom sinks
- Clean the bathtub or shower
- Mop the bathroom floor on your hands and knees
- Mop the kitchen floor on your hands and knees
- Scoop the litter box
As you can see…they are not fun chores at all. Zachary hates having to clean the toilet. He is one that gets grossed out very easily. Maybe if they have to do things they don’t like to do, they would be more apt to listen to warnings or better yet…learn from their mistakes and act better towards me, each other and our house.
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