Our kids take their plates and cups to the sink, scrape them off, and put them in the water after dinner...if they have been fighting, they all get to do the dishes together, washing, drying, and then putting them away...they grumble, yes, but I also let them know I only have 2 hands and they can help.They also make their beds, even if it just means throwing the comforter over top.. I do 3-4 loads of laundry every day, and all gets folded or put on hangers. The kids are responsible for taking their basket of folded clothes and hung clothes to their rooms and putting them away.. All of this teaches them responsiblity, it may be a pain for them, but it teaches them discipline and to take part of the household chores.....What else would you be doing if you weren't helping to do these chores? We all have things to do, sometimes we have to work before we can play..Peace.