It is sometimes difficult to encourage men to help with household chores. As the only woman in my home, I knew we needed to work together. Of course they would need cleaning skills for adulthood. More importantly, though, they were the ones making the mess! It was simply a matter of Justice.
That's me herding my three men!
Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise by Pam Young and Peggy Jones has some great ideas. For years, instead of nagging, I would simply hand my men their list of tasks on cards. Finish the cards, done for the day. Now, you have to understand that this is how my kids functioned best. It is the same personality characteristics that made them like an assignment sheet rather than having me tell them their assignments. They liked to see all the work up front first, so they knew the list wouldn’t get longer and longer as the day went on. Since it was a good fit for us, it was a great sanity-saver during our years of homeschooling.
I was cleaning the house the other day and something became very clear to me. Yes, my children are no longer home to make a mess. However, they are no longer home to help me clean, either! It takes me FOREVER without their help!
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Carletta says:
I wonder if a list would help my son. He is always asking me if this is all he has left to do for school. He’s also pretty disorganized. Maybe a list would help.
January 20th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Lisa says:
I’m the only female in my house too! Tonight my son and I cleaned the bathroom together. I’m not looking forward to doing all the work myself (when they’re gone)!
January 21st, 2010 at 7:40 pm