If your kids are like ours, they are drawn to gaming and watching screens like flies to a honey jar! It’s exasperating and for a long time I just said “no” to buying games because I knew I’d have to police the line with how much time they spent. And who feels like adding another boundary to argue about? Well, eventually they wore me down and I gave in and started buying them games, under heavy criteria, of course. But I decided to make them work to earn their game time. This chart is what we have been using and it works fabulously! My husband is just shocked at the amount of “unpopular” chores that are being done, without nary a reminder! This list can be edited to fit your household. Just think of all the things you see undone around the house and sigh, wishing someone would see the work and do it. Now they will!
