Do your children jump when you say how HIGH? No? Really? I’m shocked –
It’s only your child!! lol : )
I can’t believe your teens don’t run their dishes to the sink….
Do you think your expectations are a little bit too high? No – I totally agree. AND I have a playful way to take the significance, earth shattering consequences, and serious drama out of the family witching hour.
Tongue in cheek. Total Playful Loving Sarcasm (might sound like an oxymoron. : ) This is one of the answers to getting your dishes washed… How you might ask? Well let me count the ways…
- What have you tried that has worked – do that again! And again only if YOU are having fun and feel connected and in a relationship with your child. If not, some crazy things other parents have tried and actually worked….
- Get rid of all of the dishes and switch into paper plates.
- Put the dirty dishes in your child’s room – This one seems a bit extreme AND it worked for one parent. Use this one at your own RISK – total disclaimer on my part.
- One plate and silverware set per person and each one keeps in their room
- Start when they are really young and turn it into a family game
- Let it totally go and see if the children and spouse have a messy mess limit
- When the children and everyone can’t find a clean dish – ask everyone if you help clean it up would everyone be willing to
- Clean it up to sparkle one time!!! Take a photo Then go on strike and let them experience destruction and photo capture – Then ask everyone which version they would like to live into as a family from now on. Get their buy in!!!