Chore Charts

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

In our house we believe that chores are a requirement in order to be a participating member of family life.  We don’t give allowances for chores - chores are expected not rewarded.  My own Mother didn’t believe in chores and waited on us hand and foot.  Sure we had a wonderfully creative and experience rich childhood, but it sure was tough to develop the self-discipline required to keep my tiny dorm room under control when I went to college. 

Emily is very good at remembering her chores so we don’t keep any kind of regular chore chart.  But she has a school trip this year that she expected to contribute towards so I went hunting for something to track her “trip points”.  I found this very cool website filled with free downloadable chore charts.  Surprise, surprise, Emily picked the Kitty one featured above but they have everything - from princesses to sports to teddy bears.

We’d love to hear your views on chores.  How are they handled in your household? Do your kids have chores?  Are they tied to their allowances?