Since we are training our girls to be self-sufficient I figured the best rite of passage would be for her to use the home-making skills she has learned. So, for the next month she will be doing things like meal planning and shopping, cooking (breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week), laundry (sorting, washing, drying, folding), cleaning her bathroom, sewing, knitting, changing the batteries in the smoke detectors, and other household duties. We feel that it will be good for her to know that at the age of thirteen she is completely capable of running a household. So far she has been pretty excited and feels good about her accomplishments in the home.
So cool! It is amazing the confidence kids have when we entrust them with things. Aron is newly in charge of taking out the recycling and sorting it into the appropriate bins. He's so proud!
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