Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Teens and Chores in Community

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Apr 18, 2009, at 4:13 AM, Scott Bentley wrote:

> Does anyone have experience with assigning regular chores to teens  
> (beyond just cleaning the teen room, and perhaps recycling cans).

We don't assign chores in general -- adults assume responsibility for  
one or another. Our oldest participating teens are 12-13. Teens and  
pre-teens do chores with their parents.

When we moved in parents raised a good point, I thought. They didn't  
want their teen agers to be allowed to assume a chore without  
discussing it with them first. The child might take on a chore the  
parents knew they couldn't handle and it would be a bad experience all  
around.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing,Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org