Quote Originally Posted by recycling goddess
i have a question for all those other parents out there... how many chores do your kids do weekly? what are they? how old are your kids who are doing them...

i'm having some problems with my 12 yr old son... he does half the job (dishes etc) and then just walks out... very frustrating.

so, what do you all have your kids do? and how do you get them to do it?
When I was a kid (11-15) I did the following fairly regularly, after that age I didnt do quite as much as I was working a job.

Water both outside dogs and feed them every night
Feed and water the chickens a few times a week
During growing season tend the garden/weed once a week
Keep room clean, share in doing dishes/cleaning house on weekend
During firewood season help gather and chop wood
Mow the lawn weekly during spring/summer/fall
Rake leaves during the fall

that is all I can think of for now if I had refused to do a chore or half did it, I would probably be grounded, and had a lot of privilges revoked, like sports, going over to friends, etc