Hi pattiea~

     Your household sounds a little like mine growing up-although it was one of my brothers who tended to be the absentminded/sloppy one. I know my mom always had a challenging time getting him to take responsibility for things on his own. But, I think a great deal of it was just our different personalities. He always had a hard time concentrating on more than one thing, so he tended to forget to clean up after himself, etc.

      Well, I'm not sure if she ever came up with a great solution for it, but I know we used charts a lot in our home. That way there was something concrete to show who was doing what, and whether someone was doing a lot more than someone else! May be a good way to open your daughter's eyes. There's more on how to go about this in our online artices on motivating kids to clean up.

     Also, I know that we did a past broadcast with Sandra Felton that talked about Living With Messy Kids. Maybe some of the advice on there would be helpful. Her Web site has a lot of great information as well. So, just FYI!

     Well, I'm sure there's tons of parents out there who have had to come up with ways to manage their kids' chores. So, hopefully they'll post some thoughts. Until then, I'll be praying that you find some guidance here. Blessings!

Jessica

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