Chore Plan

When we decided that we wanted to have a fourth child, I know that in order to keep our household running smoothly, I was going to need to make some changes. I decided to develop a chore plan to ease the transition.

I started training our children who were then 8, 6, and 3 to wash dishes, fold clothes, and do outside chores. I worked with them on these things throughout my pregnancy and when Camden was born, we had a plan in place that worked for us.

Some of the benefits of doing this have been...
-helping our children develop responsibility
-enhancing their self-esteem in a healthy way as they've become a pivotal part of the running of our household
-lifting my load and my husband's tremendously
-more time together as a family

A chore plan should reflect the needs and logistics of your particular family situation. We homeschool so ours will look quite different than most.

For us, laundry and dishes were the biggest jobs that needed to be delegated. Teaching my kids to do these things took a lot of time and effort, but I knew it would be worth it in the long run.

I made chore lists for each of my big kids.

We keep them in page protectors and they check them off as they go. This gives them a sense of accomplishment and helps them to stay on track.

Our plan looks like this...

As you can see, my two oldest children alternate between certain jobs.

A cleaner house make for a happier Mama. I'm thankful that we're finding balance in this area. If you have any questions about how we do this, please ask!

Thanks for reading.