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[quote=Anonymous]Exercise -  He uses the treadmill, rowing machine and now the weight machine in the basement. His pediatrician had insisted that he started doing 45 minutes on the treadmill since he was 10. He is normal weight and fitness. Her opinion was that kids do not get enough play throughout the school year and so daily 45 minutes on treadmill is a habit he must cultivate.   During the pandemic years, he started using more equipments.

Religion - Prays every day but does not go to the temple. Will follow any ritual I ask him to in the moment, but his daily habit is around 5 minutes of praying and that's the end of it.   He told me  once that when he is done with his daily prayers, he does not feel that he is responsible anymore about how his day unfolds.

Oral Hygiene - Brushes twice a day, floss, waterpik, gargle, cleans tongue with a copper scraper. Changes brush monthly. Cleans copper scraper with salt and lemon every 2-3 days.

Personal grooming - showers everyday, used medicated shampoo, uses moisturizer/sunscreen, keeps nail short, shaves when he gets some facial hair, keeps hair short.

Food - Eats balanced meals and stays away from junk food. Soda, chips, donuts - rarely.  Adventurous eater but wants parents to fix the elaborate meals for him. He likes to be served good food and a lot of variety.  Likes to eat in good restaurants. Can cook but does not.  Has mad knife-skills and can chop all the veggies you want him to chop. Precise and fast.

Clothes - Very standard tastes and minimalist in some ways. Wears clothes once and then it needs to be laundered. Can do laundry but won't do it. Expects me to do his laundry, fold clothes, iron what needs to be ironed, put away the clothes in his dresser.  Will put his clothes in the laundry hamper.

Chores - can do dishes, vacuum etc.  Won't unless I ask him.  Will take away trash, sort clothes, recycle, water plants, without asking. Will make tea for guests and serve it in a tray with cookies and other snacks - and it impresses everyone a lot.  He loves babies and can usually soothe a crying baby.  Draws a line at messy things like changing diapers or feeding babies.

Keeps his room clean (minimalist).  No shoe-indoors household. Makes his bed daily, and will help me to change sheets every week.

My kid is a very capable kid, but does not do too many chores. He is not messy so I do not have to pick up after him.   He excels at school easily despite being in a rigorous program, excels in his EC.  Popular, compassionate, cautious, level headed, frugal and considerate.  He is super smart, not on social media, career focused, motivated, respectful, well read, calm, mentally healthy and has a great circle of friends who all are good kids. He makes good choices.

He has access to our Amazon account, Paypal, Costco, Kohls, Macys, REI, starbucks and uber accounts. That is the level of trust we have in both the kids.  (Of course, mom is keeping an eye on them!)

He manages all his schoolwork, all the travel details for scholastic competitions, manages his projects and has great time and project management skills.  But, the normal chores like fixing meals, packing lunch, cleaning the house, laundry...he does not do that. He delegates to us.  We don't even want him to do these chores as long as he knows how to do it.  We know we have it very good with him. He is a wonderful kid. Very respectful and well-liked. Super diplomatic and righteous. [/quote]

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