Bri, at 9, does her own laundry. I was tired of her "touching" an item of clothing and then throwing it into the laundry. It seemed like I was doing 3X as much laundry for her as anyone else! So the girlie does her own laundry now and life is sooooooo much nicer.
Connor has to keep his clothes picked up, drag his laundry basket downstairs, and sort into two piles (light and dark). After that I take over for washing, drying, and putting up. But I expect by the time he is 9, he will be doing all of it on his own.
So just think, in a couple more years the boys can be helping a whole lot with laundry and you just have to concentrate on the by then toddler addition to your family!
Tracey
