[kewlmom]

Never thought I'd feel this way, but I'm so frustrated.
Trying to get the kids to do the basics. I've tried everything from reward charts to taking away privileges, you name it! I've done it over the years.
They are 9 and 12 years old, and I still have to remind them to brush their teeth, eat breakfast, clean up after themselves. It's pure laziness.
I can't even sit and enjoy a little TV after dinner without having half my attention on them constantly .. making sure they're turning lights off when they leave the rooms, cleaning up after themselves, etc. It was all right when they were younger, but they know better now, and just chalk it up to being lazy - they admit that themselves.
In general they are very good kids, well behaved and caring.
But when it comes to doing the basics they just don't do it.
It has come to the point that on Saturdays, I don't do the fun stuff we usually do together. Because I don't feel it's right to reward them for not doing what is expected of them.
I'm so frustrated .. anyone know of any other techniques for ridding kids of laziness? I'm so frustrated that I recently told them that Daddy would be handling things from now on. We'll see what happens with that. But I don't like the current situation with not being able to do fun things with them. HALP!