Should a busy teenager still have at least 1 chore?

Teen claims she is too busy to do the dishes 2 nights a week. That's the only chore asked of her. She says between school, sports, and her first job she hasnt started yet she doesnt have time. But she still finds time to go out with her friends?

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bijouxbroussard · F

Unless she’s also paying something towards the household, she shouldn’t balk at chores.

morrgin · F

@bijouxbroussard I thought that too then I wondered if it's considered bad to charge someone who is a minor that lives in your home since it's part of being financially responsible for them?

bijouxbroussard · F

@morrgin Not really, it gets them ready for the real world where they’ll be expected to contribute both rent or work to their upkeep. I paid my parents $100 a month (in 1980 when I’d started working), which they put aside and when I was ready to move out they actually gave it back to me. I hadn’t realized they were going to do that, but it had gotten me used to paying a certain percentage of my salary as rent. I also had chores, was responsible for helping with cooking and cleaning my room. My middle sister did dishes, cleaning the room she shared with our baby sister (who was responsible for making her bed and cleaning up her toys) and our brother did yard work and kept his room clean. We all washed our own clothes.