Re: [CYSTIC-L] parenting - what's enough

[Guest guest]

If I could ask the parents and adults with cf, what kinda chores do you think

is all right for a child of 11 (yes, Christian). What would be definite no

nos and what would be okay? I feel sometime that I have turned him into a

lazy lout over the past couple days as he doesn't even want to bend over to

turn his neb on. All my fault I know but what guidelines should I follow?

Thank you in advance.

Tina Mom to Christian 11 yowcf and 19 yowocf

[Guest guest]

Cody isn't as old as Christian yet, but I often feel the same way. I myself

have a tendency to do " too much " for him. Guess it doesn't help that he is

a bullheaded, strong-willed, mouthy, stubborn little mule! LOL With him it

is often easier to just do it ourselves. BUT, I have been getting a lot

tougher on him. It's not fair that when they clean their room, big brother

cleans up 95% in the time it takes the Bug to clean the other 5%! And

bitching about it the whole time, too, I might add! LOL LOL You'd think

I'd just asked him to clean the WHOLE house, top to bottom, including

scrubbing the walls, by sundown--and sundown happens to be 15 minutes away!

LOL

But, as I see you already have one that is 19, and I personally feel he

should have to pull the same weight as his sib did at the same age. The

only chore I won't now or ever let Cody do is clean the cat litter boxes.

Well, I can't say ever, as if he decides to have his own cats when he grows

up, he'll have to do it--I'm not going over there!! LOL

Good luck!

S., mom to a (14, nocf), DJ (8, nocf) and Cody (7, pwcf)

Re: [CYSTIC-L] parenting - what's enough

> If I could ask the parents and adults with cf, what kinda chores do you

think

> is all right for a child of 11 (yes, Christian). What would be definite no

> nos and what would be okay? I feel sometime that I have turned him into a

> lazy lout over the past couple days as he doesn't even want to bend over

to

> turn his neb on. All my fault I know but what guidelines should I follow?

> Thank you in advance.

>

>

> Tina Mom to Christian 11 yowcf and 19 yowocf

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/5/2003 7:26:12 PM Eastern Standard Time,

TBug1964@... writes:

> If I could ask the parents and adults with cf, what kinda chores do you

> think

> is all right for a child of 11 (yes, Christian).

>

> Are you talking about religon or an 11 year old? LOL LOL

Rosemary from New York with 3 children with CF -

they are 12.5, 10, 6......

I coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; we have a dog we named -are you ready

for this - TOBI after their medication!!! At least it wasn't albuterol or

Coly...

[Guest guest]

Tina,

My boys are 11 & 12. They have a few chores. The have to keep their room

clean (I help them once in awhile). We have a few dogs & cats (outside)

they feed them . Other than that I do most everything else. I figure they

have enough to do with meds, etc.... I know I probably am not helping them

much, but all in all they are pretty responsible.

Vondie

[Guest guest]

In figuring out chores, we count doing meds and therapy and washing medical

equipment as chores.

The other sibs are aware that those things are time consuming and are

accounted for as being among the chores for the sib with CF.

I get up and prepare a neb in the morning so my teen can sleep longer but he

is responsible at night for making sure there is clean, dry equipment and

meds beside his bed ready for the morning.

M

Re: Re: [CYSTIC-L] parenting - what's enough

> Tina,

> My boys are 11 & 12. They have a few chores. The have to keep their

room

> clean (I help them once in awhile). We have a few dogs & cats (outside)

> they feed them . Other than that I do most everything else. I figure

they

> have enough to do with meds, etc.... I know I probably am not helping

them

> much, but all in all they are pretty responsible.

> Vondie

>

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[Guest guest]

Wow! That's a doozy. But I think an 11 year old is pretty capable of doing

just about anything (except cooking, because of the dangers). I also steer

away from anything involving heavy chemicals because of their breathing

problems. Hope this helps!

of MD

mom of Sam 14 w/cf, Matty 10 and bobby 7 w/no cf

Quoting TBug1964@...:

> If I could ask the parents and adults with cf, what kinda chores do you think

>

> is all right for a child of 11 (yes, Christian). What would be definite no

> nos and what would be okay? I feel sometime that I have turned him into a

> lazy lout over the past couple days as he doesn't even want to bend over to

> turn his neb on. All my fault I know but what guidelines should I follow?

> Thank you in advance.

>

>

> Tina Mom to Christian 11 yowcf and 19 yowocf

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

How about a 11 year old Christian? No, that wasn't very well written was it?

I did mean my boy whose name is Christian. OOPS!

Tina Mom to Christian 11 yowcf and 19 yowocf