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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question: do you guys who are anti-older sisters supervising think it’s okay to ask your kids to fold laundry? Weed the yard? Set the table? Where’s the line between “things we do because we’re members of the family and the family needs this to be done” and “no, that’s the parent’s job”? Bodily fluids seem like the second case, except in extenuating circumstances...[/quote]

I give my kids chores because they are the reason that those chores are necessary. The reason we have to set the table and do dishes is in part because they are eating. The reason we have to fold towels is because they use towels. I want them to understand that living requires work, and work is satisfying. I don't give them chores because I'm relying on them (in fact it would be so much easier for me to just do it all myself).

I do sometimes have my older child (a girl) babysit my younger one, but since childcare isn't part of maintaining a household in the same way other chores are, I pay her for it, and I do it as little as possible because I want to avoid her feeling like she has to take on adult roles. [/quote]

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