Omg. My 11 year old is super Lazy. I can't believe that by now he doesn't know how to clean his room. I have literally shown him what to do every week since he was 4 and he still can not clean his room with out being hovered over. I mean I understood when he was ages 4-6 but even by age 6 he should have gotten it. I mean every week for 7 years? It's a routine by now and he still can't do it.
Could this be pure lazyness or is something to be genuinely concerned about?
@beautifulmomof4 My son will be 5 in June and cleans his room when asked. If he takes his toys out he knows he has to put them all back. When he wakes up he makes his bed and also helps me clean (He offers) Lol! I don't make him do any of my cleaning but he's used to the mindset that the house needs to be to a high standard and I think if it isn't he takes notice and helps me because I've taught him since he could comprehend that cleanliness is very important and if it isn't maintained he will have privileges taken, just the same way as when tasks are completed he gets rewarded. He understands at this age. Gotta set them up early for success! Lord knows my husband could have benefited from the same thing growing up but his mom never made him do anything.
Aiden has his own set of chores age appropriate for an 11 year old boy and it's like they don't even matter to him.
My 4 year old can clean her room, no problems too, we just started her on chores and responsibilities, She has to pick up her toys, make her bed, put her dirties in the hamper, help with the dishes(just silverware and pots n pans, no knives), and takes the recycle out, everyday. Aiden on the other hand. OMG. I wish my parents had never gotten the game systems, tablet, he got his own tv one year for Christmas and birthdays. He has literally become a hermit and if it weren't for school he wouldn't ever leave his room!
I think it's a boy thing, my brother would act like he was broken 😂 @beautifulmomof4 yay my future! 😑
My step son is the same way it drives me nuts all he cares about is video games
i think its just lazyness in my opinion. my neices and nephews all know how to clean their room and they are 3,4,5
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no,
his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me...
I can't wait to pack Christians baby bag. sad that I can't start putting things up for his room. cause he doesn't have one :(
i think I'm going to ground my son there's this 15yr old that hangs out with him mind you my sons 7 and I see my son across the street with 2 kids his age and like three 15 year old when I was 15 I was not trying to hang out with kids anywhere near that age I have told my son not to once before and the boy now knows but sneaks and hangs out with my son teenagers are up to no good idk if he smokes and will try to make him or what ever I just sent his steldad over there to get him...and this 15 y...
Soooooo jeb has been i guess clingy. For the last 3-4 days he has always tried to crawl to me or crawl out his room to me. Or he is in his walker and rolls over to me.
He is now in his room crying at the door because he cant get out to get to me.
He will be 1yr in a few weeks. Is this a leap thing or what???
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This is my son Walter. Today is his birthday. He would have been five. This picture was taken when he was 16 days old. He was my first child and my only son (I now have 3 girls). He passed away the next day after this picture from congenital heart failure. It was a miracle that he lived passed 12 weeks gestation because of how severe his heart defects were. I miss him so much, I can't believe it's been 5 years. It still hurts so bad. I don't talk about him a lot out loud because I end up bawling...
@simplyshantell that's fantastic. Ive been trying to get my 11 year old to do that since he was 4, my 4 year old daughter and 19 month old son have no problems do their part and also offer to help me do my part but my 11 year old. Forget it. I can't get him to do anything.