Do you have a room in your home that seems to get used so much that it gets messy often and easily? That's my family room; where the TV is as well as the most square footage for playing with toys and good old horse play. Thus, it gets messy, especially when my older children are gone and the younger ones have a hay day. We've gone through times where one child is responsible for that room but it's overwhelming for them, and for me. Now, we've come up with an equitable solution for the chore that nobody wants to have.
First option - do it together. Synergy is definitely working for us when the whole family takes ten minutes to do a group cleanup. It's amazing how much can get done!
Second option - assign a time limit or an item count. Each child in our family has a chore entitled "Dad's Choice" which is usually 1. Spend ten minutes on the family room or 2. Pickup 50 things in the family room (Or whatever number based on necessity).
These options can work for any task in your home. We've used it for yard work, organizing food storage, matching socks, kitchen cleanup, folding laundry, etc. Create an equitable solution in your home and see what can be accomplished.
More to come, but until then...Stick-to-it!
That is good advice. Thank you.
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