I set up our chore system years ago. And we keep our chores. Once I assign you a chore you may as well learn to love it, because it’s yours. I only change chores for compelling reasons.
They all get an opportunity to learn all of the other chores, since we fill in without complaint for sick or absent siblings. They also help each other out, for fun. (I don’t know, they like taking baths, too.)
Recently I added a new chore to The Princess’s (age 5) list, and she preforms it faithfully. This one chore has made all the difference in the world. Now that it’s getting done daily, I am having trouble understanding just how I never thought of adding it sooner.
We don’t store our toilet paper under the bathroom sink, or anywhere else within reach. So, it’s The Princess’s job, every morning, to make sure that there are two rolls of paper in each cabinet. But she has to be very carefull to stack them and place them at the front edge of the cabinet. That way they are reachable.
What freedom! I never have to answer the dreaded call, “I need some tp!”
What luxury! It’s always there when it’s needed!
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