Earlier this year in February, a mom-of-two from the UK shared a hack she uses to get her sons to do chores without complaining - and it's genius! Taking to Instagram, Rachel Riley, whose handle is @this_mum_makes posted a photo of her color-coded "chore board". The Insta blogger explained how she used to award her boys, Reuben and Christian when they behaved by giving them a piece of dry pasta to place in a jar. Once the jaw was full, they would receive £5 ($7). [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B8JHQAeFRYk/]] However, as they grew older, Rachel felt the need to teach her kids about the value of money. So she created a chore board to "bribe" them into helping with the housework. As per the chart, Reuben and Christian will get 5p ($0.07) every time they clear up after breakfast and dinner, 10p ($0.13) for sweeping the kitchen floor, and 20p ($0.26)  for stripping their beds on a Saturday. Rachel wrote in the caption to the post: "Some of these tasks they already did without expecting anything in return - but as I frigging hate stripping beds and making packed lunches, I really don't mind them getting a bit of money for that." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CHLj2FbFYWD/]] Rachel made the labels on the board herself and purchased the corkboard and string from B&M and the mini pegs from This Works. Rachel also confessed that she is finding it a task in itself to get her eldest son to do his homework. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CDe2_0OFRZe/]] She added in the caption: "Reuben quite honestly has me on the verge of a breakdown every week. I try to make it fun and be enthusiastic but it becomes a 'battle' and can literally go on for hours and before I know it, our Saturday morning has gone." [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/CEoWh9FlnBD/]] In order to help her resolve the issue, Rachel gives him 50p ($0.70) each time he does his homework without complaint. Rachel puts all the money her boys have made using the chore board into a pot at the end of the week. But they are only allowed to spend their pocket money at the end of the month.

Mom shares genius hack to get sons to do chores without complaining

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