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Something to bear in mind for STM's

Dexter&11Dexter&11 member
in February 2014 Moms
As a FTM I have no idea if these are appropriate.....but as LO gets older I will be referring to this often I think :)
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Re: Something to bear in mind for STM's

  • Dexter&11Dexter&11 member
    They're at a good height for not having to bend down too far I guess lol
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  • RondackHikerRondackHiker member
    mamajop said:


    wheathergirl said:

    Yeah I don't know about this... My SD is 9 and we are stoked on the few chores she does. She clears the table, loads dishwasher, puts away her already folded clothes, makes her bed and cleans up her toys. I know every kid is different but there isn't much more we would expect of her at this point.

    Also why on earth would a 2-3 year old be carrying fire wood? I'm so confused.

    Yeah...

    Also, why would you address this to STMs? 

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    That's what I've been wondering...


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  • funchickenfunchicken member
    wheathergirl said:
    Yeah I don't know about this... My SD is 9 and we are stoked on the few chores she does. She clears the table, loads dishwasher, puts away her already folded clothes, makes her bed and cleans up her toys. I know every kid is different but there isn't much more we would expect of her at this point. Also why on earth would a 2-3 year old be carrying fire wood? I'm so confused.

    I saw this the other day and laughed at the firewood thing.
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  • RondackHikerRondackHiker member
    bribbon said:

    I don't necessarily agree with everything on this list, but I do think we tend to underestimate how much our kids are capable of helping with if we are consistent in making it "theirs."

    I know I saw lists like these when my first was 2 and thought, wow, could she help with that? My kids probably help around the house way less than they could :-?


    Well, yeah, most kids probably could do more and are capable of doing (and enjoying) more than they currently do.

    But it's still really strange to post a chore list and say "here ya go STMs!".


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  • Dexter&11Dexter&11 member
    I did it as a STM thing cos those of us who are now/soon to become FTM have got 2-3 years before we can take advantage of our poor kids with chores :)

    I seem to remember having some chores as a kid, but not sure I'd have been trusted with laying the table until I moved out and it was my own stuff I was breaking with my clumsiness! I posted it....then I enlarged it and read it all :) Some I agree with like toys in the toy box....others like peeling veg I'm still not co-ordinated enough for at 31 :)
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  • dunvillesdunvilles member
    I went into a cleaning frenzy one day last week and DS decided to "help". He got a vegetable scrubber and put water on it from the bathroom sink. He then went around to every flat surface (end tables, tv table, sofa table, dining table etc) and scrubbed a 3 inch circle. I had to go back and re-polish the areas but he really wanted to help! :)

    We did get him a hand-held broom from the target $ aisle and he's great about helping with his broom. :)
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  • sprashleysprashley member
    My 3year old loves to help clean. So much so that when a bottle of fingernail polish remover was left out on our kitchen table, she poured some on the wood finished table and "cleaned" a big area with a rag. Now I have a big square on my table that looks awful. Ugh totes my fault for not putting the bottle away!!!
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  • notreal2notreal2 member
    lowea1 said:
    Dusting baseboards at age 2!? I barely do that now...
    That's because you've never had a 2 year old before, now you have someone to do it for you.  Kids=cleaner house, something to look forward to.


     

     

     

     

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  • magentawarpedmagentawarped member
    notreal2 said:


    lowea1 said:

    Dusting baseboards at age 2!? I barely do that now...
    That's because you've never had a 2 year old before, now you have someone to do it for you.  Kids=cleaner house, something to look forward to.


    Oh yeah, my house is definitely cleaner after having a kid...::glances at DD decorating the living room with Cheerios::
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  • notreal2notreal2 member
    magentawarped said:
     
    Oh yeah, my house is definitely cleaner after having a kid...::glances at DD decorating the living room with Cheerios::
    I should note I couldn't find a sarcasm emoticon, I don't actually believe what I was selling.  (My house is decorated in postmodern Cheerio also)


     

     

     

     

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  • boogerbearoriginalboogerbearoriginal member
    I'm totally confused why this would only apply to STMs? But I completely agree with the sentiment that kids can/should be helping to maintain their home from a young age.

    My 2.5yr old loves to help unload the dishwasher and change loads of laundry. We make him help pick up toys even though sometimes it means stopping him from throwing them across the room as "helping" lol.  There are certainly days/times he's more cooperative than others and it definitely slows things down but he is usually eager to help and it's building good habits for us/him.

    I don't think having kids clean is child-labor, they are members of the household and should be expected to contribute to keeping it clean/tidy. Same reason I don't think my H is some great guy because he helps cook/clean - he lives here too and eats the food. No one gets a free ride (says the lady who's been lazy as fuck lately and H has been picking up the slack lol). Plus I really think there's a lot of people who expect/encourage their daughters to help do chores and not their sons which perpetuates gender norms into adulthood.


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  • magentawarpedmagentawarped member
    edited January 2014
    @notreal2 I know it was sarcasm...I'm pretty confident that you're not an idiot. ;) I just thought it was funny considering what my daughter was doing at that exact moment.

    ETA: Lol at "postmodern Cheerio"!
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