***this is more how we do it.... if it's just a small pot that had green beans in it, she washes it, but anything "cooked on" or "baked on" I handle, plus I wash anything heavy and slippery like my crock pot. Oh, and we use paper plates a lot for 1-2 meals, so usually dishes aren't as overloaded as you think. Plus, I help her get the stuff "readied" up... and get her on the right track with all of us scraping dishes into trash and starting her out by rinsing the heavy stuff. Plus I handle the counters and stove and food put away. So, her actual job isn't difficult.**
But, I don't think expecting one chore out of her every day is asking too much at 10... or even last year or the year before.
She isn't responsible for anything else except school work and helping pick up toys/stuff when asked. She is also home schooled, so she has a lot more time in her day than public school kids. Her studies usually last 2 1/2 hours for the "heavy" stuff and then another hour or two of fun projects, lessons, etc... depending on the week and what she wants to do. The only other thing she's doing right now is helping at children's church every other Sunday, and practicing violin a couple times a week.
I hated dishes at her age too, but I remember doing them every day, too.
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