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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]in their own minds, anyway.  Whenever I ask them to do anything, they argue about whose turn it is, or say they're far too busy with homework.  [b](Of course, when it's time to go out with friends, they claim not to have much homework at all.)[/b]

Would welcome tips anyone has on making sure your kids are contributing to the household responsibilities without numerous excuses, arguments, dodges.[/quote]

When I was younger, I had basic chores that had to be done at certain times (empty the dishwasher, set/clear the table, empty the trash and put out the trash cans on trash night).  When I was older, like middle schooler age, and had similar problems with homework, my mother looked for chores that were not time-sensitive, e.g. they could be done anytime during the week rather than at specific times.

So once/week, I had to one or more of the following (the number varied depended on how busy that semester was):
- Clean the hall bathroom or the first floor powder room
- Vacuum the family room/bedrooms
- Do a load of laundry from the hall bathroom hamper which would include bath and hand towels and kid clothes

So, I could do these when I was procrastinating from doing homework, after homework or on the weekends before I could go out.  But because they could be done anytime once per week, it was hard to say that I had time to go out with friends, but not time to do my chores.

When I was a teen, I also had to mow the lawn at some point on the weekends during the warm months and shovel the driveway during cold months. [/quote]

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