Age Appropriate Chores And House Work, in your opinion what is enough Options

[depressed lonely...]

In your opinion what is a reasonable amout of house work for a child or tenager to do.
is it dependant on age and how much money there is in the family?
Do you think extra chores should result in extra pocket/spending money? And shoyld there be a base amount of household chores done by everyone which you don't get paid to do but which if you don't your pocket money should be docked?


all this is brought up by the fact that my siblings(age 10 and14) do no house hold chores don't go to school and don't have activitys or friends to visit, whereas my mother does house work in addition to going to work 1-3 days a week and I do alot (possibly more than mum cos I'm a neat freak) when I have TAFE 5 days a week.

To me it seem unfair that they sit around all day with nothing to do but sleep late eat and watch TV but they don't clean up the messes they make and they certainly don't do anything helpfull.

I consider this unreasonable and lazy.
My mother brings up the fact that they're only 10 and 14 but reality is I did more than kirk does at 10 than he does at 14.

I am as such trying to get an outside opinion on wheather expecting things like washing ,washing up, putting away, feeding the animals tidying comunal living areas assistance with preparing meals and cleaning their own rooms is too much to expect of people their age.

And if possible at what age you think a level of contribution is fair.

[Jonman]

It's all relative.

If you live in a family with 2 kids and a stay-at-home mum who employs a maid, then it's fair to say that there's little in the way of household chores that the kids could usefully do.

On the other hand, if you live in a family where all the parents work full-time, then it's perfectly reasonable to expect the kids to do chores, to contribute to the household. A ten year old is more than capable of not only keeping their own personal space clean, but washing up, gardening, and taking the rubbish out.

On a different tack, my personal philosophy is that chores should be an essential part of raising kids. It teaches them the valuble lesson that sometimes, you just have to do unpleasant things. It also teaches valuable skills for when they leave home. You may laugh, but I went to school with a guy, who at the grand old age of 18, was incapable of washing up plates. Leaving home without a clue of how to clean up after yourself, let alone how to cook, is just asking for trouble.

So I'm clearly going to be a fascist dad.