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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids' laundry, helping our kids to make their beds and straighten their rooms, helping to clean up toys/activities, dishes (or load dishwasher) and wiping the countertop after meals that she prepares.  Out of our three APs, only one of them actually got the "sorting toys" idea without a lot of direction.  They have all helped sort through clothes during the change of seasons.  As far as "helping out" around the house, our APs help load the dishwasher after dinner, unload the dishwasher occasionally, and empty the trash in the bathroom they share with the kids.  We also ask them to take out the trash/recycling in the kitchen instead of letting it overflow, but that's hit or miss.  [/quote]

Same here.  Of that list, everything "child related" we don't consider to be a separate household "chore" (i.e. a "roommate chore"), but rather part of the job.  We also haven't had good luck with asking APs to sort/organize toys and children's out-grown our out-of-season clothes.  I think that sort of task is only done "well" if the AP can intuit each particular host parent's OCD sorting tendencies!  Our current AP (like HD) just does not have the same tendencies as I do in the sorting and tidying realm!

Our AP's only "household chore" is unloading the dishwasher each morning.  Other than that, she is just responsible for tidying up after herself (in common areas, in her room, in her bathroom).  We have a cleaning service for heavy cleaning, and the service cleans her room and bathroom too.  We ask that if APs notice that the trash or recycling is overflowing, to please take it out.  Only our current AP has actually ever done that![/quote]

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