How do I clean up after 6 more kids without doing it all day?

Absolutely, you are not the maid. Chore charts are an excellent idea. Your house, your rules. Plus it seems like they need a bit of discipline and to learn how to be respectful. A 24 year old doesn't even offer to help you out? While you are at it, they could use some manners and a few lessons on ettiquete too. Everyone should pick up after themselves. Help with cooking and dishes. Assist with daily and weekly chores. In a large household, it is a reasonable request.

Definitely chores and charts are a great idea. My son had a chore chart from 5 years old until he moved out. By 11 he unloaded dishwasher, took out trash, mopped floor, cleaned bathroom, cleaned bedroom, responsible for getting dirty clothes for laundry & putting them away. If he completed all of this, $5 per week. Lazily putting clean, folded clothes in his dirty laundry basket, .25 cent deduction per item. Also responsible. for helping with extra things like weeding, garage cleaning, etc. Contrast this with my princess niece who had to be taught how to do laundry before going off to college. Even small children can be taught basic chores like putting toys away and not using markers/crayons on walls, furniture. Markers that only work on special paper are a godsend. Best wishes to you!

Slavery was outlawed in 1861. If they want to stay, they work. If they want to eat, they help. No exceptions except for the newborn. If old enough to walk, they are old enough to do simple chores. Any toys that you must pick up go in a box and they don't see them for a week for the little ones, a month for the older kids. If your adult kids don't help, point out the door and tell them they are welcome to leave. It may sound harsh, but you need to lay down the law.

Don't fall for their "I'm too busy" or "I don't know how" excuses. Even if they deliberately screw up the tasks, remind them that practice makes perfect. Remember that if you try to compensate for their shortcomings, you'll never catch a break, or earn any respect.

Unless you want them freeloading off of you and driving you to insanity, drop the hammer, now. They can learn from the adage "no pain, no gain". Their future roommates/spouses will thank you, and you can bask in the glory of having more responsible human beings in your home!

Hello Jackie, you bet chore charts!! It will take loads off you and they will take some responsibility, and hope fully ;learn to be tidier in the meantime. Here are a few links for you to check out

http://templatelab.com/chore-charts/

https://www.parent.com/how-to-delegate-chores-and-actually-get-your-kids-to-do-them/