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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talk to her like an adult.  I wouldn't take too kindly to being given a chalkboard to-do list. That is something you give to a child to keep them on task.
Do you have reason to believe that she won't respond to what you say?[/quote]

No reason to think she wouldn't respond.  Frankly, I am just a crappy manager, at home and at work... I'm a people pleaser, don't like conflict, and have a hard time asking for what I want.  I wish that weren't the case and I'm trying to get better.  I think she just works really hard and does a great job with my kid, and it feels petty to complain when I have it pretty good.[/quote]

I am the same way, and I have reframed my thinking about this.  The thing is that she is probably going to lose her job if she doesn't start doing some more of her duties around the house (picking up the playroom and such).  And you want her to keep her job because you like her and she is good with your son.  So you need to do whatever you have to do to get her up to par so she doesn't get fired.

I personally would write out a list.  I wouldn't put it on a chalkboard, but maybe make a three ring binder with notepaper for her to write what happened that day, and put a list of daily/weekly tasks in the front of it.  Have a conversation about it with her when you give it to her so that she understands.  That way your expectations are clear, and it prevents having to have this conversation again a month from now.  [/quote]

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