Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 22:58     Subject: Chores for kids
Anonymous wrote:Kids do their own laundry. They take turns with the dishes and cleaning up after meals. They clean their stuff in the foyer and their rooms. That feels like enough to me.


Same, exactly. Works well for us.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2025 20:13     Subject: Chores for kids
Do your kids help vacuum
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2024 17:03     Subject: Chores for kids
Anonymous wrote:OP - my DS went off to college with having done his laundry maybe twice, never cleaned a toilet or sink, vacuumed a handful of times before company came over…. The only think he really knew how to do was cook, but with the dining hall he didn’t need to know.

And he did fine. He learned how to do his laundry, his bed sheets even got laundered a few times between drop off and winter break. Sophomore year he was in an apartment with roommates and he had to figure out how to clean a bathroom.

They’ll do fine.


When he lives on his own, he can hire help for cleaning but cooking cannot be outsourced that easily, especially if you are health conscious. Good for your son, PP.
Anonymous
Post 02/07/2024 17:00     Subject: Chores for kids
Kids do their own laundry. They take turns with the dishes and cleaning up after meals. They clean their stuff in the foyer and their rooms. That feels like enough to me.