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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

4yo: It’s really clean in here, did someone clean? me: Me 4yo: When?? me: Late at night. I did the dishes, swept the dining room, and straightened the living room, as I do every night. And, though I was tired and sick, it made me happy to clean. 4yo: 4yo: I want to clean

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

The cleanliness level of these spaces was average for the morning, so it’s interesting that she noticed it. Possibly we slacked last week because *everyone* was sick. Also possible she just decided to notice.

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

The third way between “you Must do chores because I said so” and “doing chores is FUN :))))))” is to quietly take pleasure in the routines that maintain your chosen life, and to convey that to your children with modeling, strategic limit setting, and a small number of words

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

Btw I think I only succeed at this like 30% at most relative to what’s possible but it’s enough and it matters

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

Oh no

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daeveningglow@InlandCaGuy• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

@mbateman Clean when she is still awake and have her help!

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @InlandCaGuy

@InlandCaGuy I also do this

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Faraz Khan@faraz_r_khan• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

@mbateman This worked for me till he turned 6 and realized this is “work” 😅

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @faraz_r_khan

@faraz_r_khan My children by and large consider “work” to be a sacred and protected class of activities, which they got from Montessori

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Jack Zampolin@jackzampolin• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

@mbateman Lead by example 💪

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kethic.eth@kethcode• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

@mbateman my 2yo is obsessed with doing laundry. if there is a single piece of dirty laundry to be found in the house, it goes in the washer, and he tries to turn it on.

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Martin Skold@MartinSkold2• 8 months ago

Replying to @mbateman

@mbateman Basically the parenting version of the opening chapter of Tom Sawyer.

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Matt Bateman@mbateman• 8 months ago

Replying to @MartinSkold2

@MartinSkold2 Omg

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