I need to know what chores your kids around 8 have please.

By Kaye on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 11:40 am:

my 8 year old is my baby. (which m eans he has it easy). His chores are to bring me laundry, put away his laundry after I have folded it. He also empties the silverware out of the dishwasher. He will also feed one of the animals when asked (typically the older two take care of the pets).

By Tink on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 11:49 am:

My 9 and 7yo are required to keep their bedrooms (beds made, toys picked up and vaccuumed) and bathroom (counters and sinks wiped off, towels hung, toilet flushed with the lid down) clean, pick up their dirty laundry and put away their clean folded clothes. They set the table, clear their own places and help put the food away. Then I just have some other random things I ask of them as needed like taking out the trash, feeding the dog, dusting or windexing (I don't expect it to be perfect) and watering the plants. HTH

By Dana on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 12:33 pm:

Well, our chore chart for 8yr old includes, getting dressed and teeth brushed (can you believe I need to chart this???), make bed, put away all folded clean clothes, hang clothes, straighten bedroom, feed/water bird, pick up dishes, wash dinner table, bring items off of table (usually she only manages to do her own plate w/out complaints, all others come with moans and groans), pick up baby's toys and swish the tub and sink clean when I ask.

By Tunnia on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 12:41 pm:

My 6yo has to clean his room and keep his toys picked up in the rest of the house. He puts his laundry in the hamper and brings me his dirty laundry when I wash. He also has to fold and put away his own laundry. I folded it for him until a month or so ago when I became tired of seeing his clean folded clothes just tossed on his floor in his closet or stuffed into his dresser. Now he has to fold them so that if he messes them up it's his time folding that was wasted, not mine. He is also responsible for setting the table and removing his dishes from the table and scraping his plate into the trash.

My 10yo does pretty much everything my 6yo does (except set the table), but she also feeds the cats, sweeps the dining room and kitchen floor, cleans her and ds's bathroom, and helps me with dishes (she unloads the dishwasher and dries the few dishes I hand wash).

Both my dks love cleaning the windows for some reason so they take turns doing that and I'm happy to let them.

By Debbie on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 04:28 pm:

My 6 and 8 yr olds...clean their rooms, which includes making their beds and picking up all toys. They keep their bathroom neat. On laundry days, they carry their basket of folded laundry up to their rooms and put it away. They take turns setting the table and then everyone clears their own dishes after dinner. They also take turns talking out the trash. They will also help me dust, swifter the floor, etc when I ask.

By Mrsheidi on Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - 08:18 pm:

I once asked a lady why her kids were so good and she said "CHORES." It keeps them busy and they are proud of their work. It also expresses a sense of belonging to the family unit. They tend to care more about stuff if they helped clean it in the first place.
Hope things get better...I'll be in your shoes in a little while.
BTW, Connor has 2 chores already. He feeds the dog (scoops food and brings water bowl to and from the dog container) and he wipes up any mess if he spills the water. He's also responsible for cleaning up any books or toys before we leave anywhere. I tell him that he can "feel free to keep anything he puts away or they go bye-bye." He puts them away every time now, especially after he saw me put a book up high and I said "bye bye". He wasn't allowed to read the book for one full day. I find that my actions speak louder than my words and I have to follow through with everything.

By Yjja123 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 - 12:54 pm:

My kids chores include:
Vacuuming whole house (1 room per day)
swiffering whole house (1 room per day)
keeping their bathroom and bedrooms clean
taking out garbage
bringing in garbage cans after pick up
sorting laundry and putting their own away
emptying dishwasher
setting table
cooking dinner---this one they do not consider a chore. They both love to cook. We prepare it together, so it is family time.

By Yjja123 on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 - 12:56 pm:

PS---They have done the above chores for years. They are now 10 & 11 in age.

By Momofmax on Thursday, August 3, 2006 - 08:51 am:

My 7 yr old son makes his bed, straightens up his room, puts dirty clothes in laundry, feeds dog, picks up toys around the house, brings garbage can to the street and back, sets table (sometimes - not to consistent with this one), clears dinner table with husband while I do dishes, puts his laundry away in drawers (I hang dress clothes). He does these things as part of the upkeep of the house, he has the opportunity to do other chores for an allowance. This is sporadic - when he wants to save for something.