By
eHow Relationships & Family Editor
Difficulty: Moderately challenging
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Make a list of chores that need to be done in your house. Include jobs such as taking out the garbage, doing laundry, cooking meals and doing yard work. Include rooms and areas that require regular cleaning such as the garage and car, bedrooms, and family areas. Rewrite the list on a large permanent sheet for all family members to see.
Step2
Divide the list evenly with all participating family members present. Make slips of paper with chores on them and let each family member choose a chore. Discuss the chores and provide solutions for sharing duties that are undesirable such as taking out the garbage, bathing a pet or cleaning bathrooms.
Step3
Create rewards for doing chores and consequences for not doing them. Decide as a group how chores will be scored and how rewards and consequences will be distributed. Parents as well as children should have consequences.
Step4
Meet as a family once a week for the first month using the chore chart. Praise your children for completing chores. Make any changes in chores that are not getting done and rotate undesirable chores.