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Strategies for getting 'Tweens' to do laundry?
I have a 12 year old son and I swear he thinks that I should just buy him new clothes instead of him having to wash his dirty clothes. I am a busy mom, just like you, and now that he's older I feel very strongly that he should be able to remember to do his own laundry on a set day of the week and complete the laundry.. actually putting his clothes away I mean!
I have tried reminders, he's too old for chore charts, etc.. but I just can't seem to get him to WANT to do his laundry once a week or even every 10 days would be great.
While I don't expect him to WANT to do his laundry, I would love to get ideas on how to get him into a laundry routine even when we're busy.
Any ideas? How do you get your Tween to do his/her laundry? Bribery? Incentives? Money?
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Permalink Reply by The Creative Homestead on -
Have you tried reverse bribery?
My Mom made us 'buy back' our shoes, clothes, etc if we didn't put them away and deal with it. It wasn't terribly steep, but any money taken out of our allowance was a big deal to us. If he doesn't want to do his laundry, then he's essentially hiring you to do it. You could also institute a rule that he has to do it by 5pm on Sunday or whatever time you choose before he loses out on allowance money. That way he's not dragging his feet for weeks and wearing dirty clothes.
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Permalink Reply by Atlanta Moms - Alicia Hagan on -
I guess I should be giving him an allowance? ;) I just started a 'point' system so hopefully that will help. He's working toward an iPad for which he has to get 6,000 points. We'll see how that goes!
Alicia
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Permalink Reply by Ashley McLure on
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My guys get an allowance. If I have to do their chores for them, they pay ME for them. (This works for my son who is monetarily driven). In the case of my daughter, that doesn't always work. Instead, I take away the clothes and won't give them back.
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