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[quote=Anonymous][quote]So my other advice would be to do most of the extra stuff while the kids are awake. They can help with cleanup and laundry. Backpacks get emptied out and dealt with straight away when everyone gets home. 1) This is the only way to maintain sanity and is much more efficient and 2) more importantly, I think it's important for kids to see family chores getting done. There are no magic elves that come cleanup the kitchen and do the laundry when you're asleep. These are family chores and we do them on family time.[/quote]

Yes, this. My kid is only 3.5 but we do almost all the cleanup/prep for next day/lunches etc. while he's awake. I cook dinner right after we all get home while he and DH put away school stuff, clean out lunchboxes, and carry out trash and recycling before playing. Then we eat. Then DH does dishes while I play with kid some more and do his bedtime prep, like picking out tomorrow's outfit, packing lunches, filling out forms for school, whatever. Then we do bath/reading routine, he's in bed by 7:30, and DH and I have a couple hours for whatever else we need before going to bed (I go earlier, he stays up later--but we both have time for both relaxing and stuff like folding laundry, finances, etc.) We're having kid #2 in a couple months and will need to divide and conquer more in the evenings, but I think the general schedule will stay the same.

Totally agree with PPs that kids should be part of the solution, esp. as they get older. [/quote]

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