Stahlke Adoption

Better Design

For a long time, we would ask the children in turn to clear the dishes after supper. Starting with Paul, we'd work down the kids by age. The problem was that someone was invariably gone to a game or music lesson, and would therefore be skipped. It was difficult to keep track of whose turn was next, and every time the meal ended, the children would argue vehemently that it wasn't their turn to clear.

Recently we assigned each child to a specific day of the week. Anyone who misses their turn clears on Sunday. I wish we had done this years ago. Haven't had a fight over dishes since the new system began.

posted by Stahlkes @ 9:43 PM