Every day is a busy day for and your
family. You have to make sure that everything is
ready and in order: breakfast for your kids and
husband, their clothes must be neatly pressed and
cleaned, lunch boxes must be ready and delicious,
and make sure that they get ready and safety into
school. And if that’s not enough, you also have to
think of yourself and get to work as well. That
leaves you no available time to tend to household
chores, leaving everything cluttered and a mess.
Household chores may probably a big
headache for you (and for your family), but do you
want to live in a messy house? Ask your family that
same question and they would probably make a face
just like you. To get to this problem, you will need
to have a talk to everyone in the family.
Discuss within the family on how to
remedy this kind of problem. Sure, it might be
solved by just suggesting that you hire a cleaning
company to do the work for all of you; but what if
you can’t afford it just yet? What if the budget
does not allow you to spend on a cleaning service?
Make them understand that house hold chores are
every one’s obligation. Nobody is exempted from it.
So talk it out and ask your family on which task
that each has to fulfill. If there are no
volunteers, then break down each of their task in
advance. This is to allow your kids to learn about
time management and being responsible at the same
time.
Next thing is to set house cleaning
chore list. This may be the easier part since you
just have to divide each task among your family. But
keep in mind that some chores can be done weekly;
some monthly and other tasks can be done quarterly.
When you divide each chore to your
family, look into their capabilities and their
weaknesses. Study their medical history; if one of
your kids is sensitive to dust or your other kid is
anemic and cannot do heavy tasks. These are the
factors that you have to consider. Do not give them
chores that they can handle.
For smaller children, they can start
helping by doing the simplest chore: keeping their
toys away, segregate their used clothes to the
specific bins, and other chores that you think they
can handle. For grown up kids, you can give them
tasks such as clearing out the garbage, washing the
dishes, and cleaning their own bedroom. If they are
so used to you cleaning for them, then it’s time to
change that habit. Make them learn about cleaning,
starting from their bedrooms.
For manly work, let your husband, and
occasionally, your male children to do it. They can
wash cars, mow the lawn, do shoveling, and do
carpentry or mechanical work when the need arises.
Keep track of the chores through a
monthly list. This way, you’ll be aware which side
of your house is cleaned or not. It would also help
your family if some can do rotational chores to
learn each of the tasks. It may not look fun doing
chores, but the end-result is certainly rewarding.
