How much should a parent expect from a teenager when it comes to helping out around the house?

Most days I feel more like a drill sgt and it's getting to the point where I feel as though I am expecting too much.How much should a parent expect from a teenager when it comes to helping out around the house?
It's not as if they are not living there. It's their home too and if they don't want to live in a pig sty, they better clean up. My siblings and I do all the housework, my parents only do it when they can't be bothered to ask us. We have a day (Saturday) where we all join forces and clean :D. If you've only got one child, it isn't fair to just pile on the work though... Could you elaborate some more though... what you want to be done, how many children etc?How much should a parent expect from a teenager when it comes to helping out around the house?
I would expect them to keep their room picked up, maybe not spotless, but at least habitable. Keep their bathroom mess picked up. And do a few chores for which they should be rewarded, like vaccum every couple days or dust. Something like that. I would not expect too much help around the house though. Kids need to learn to clean for when they have to move out and take care of themselves, but they are still kids and should get to be kids.
I say there room and bathroom is there responsibility and then alternate between say kitchen and living room everyday. At the very least.





Always make them pick up after themselves and 1 day a week you all could do deep cleaning of the whole house..





That is what we always did at home, (we had three kids there though, so everything got cleaned everyday just by differnt kid)
Teens should be able to keep their room clean and do one daily household chore... like load, run, and empty the dishwasher every day. Or vacuum one room every day so the house stays generally clean all week... and they should have one weekend job like cleaning the bathroom they use (toilets, counters, shower, floor).





As long as they take care of their own room and don't let a mess pile up their daily chore time will average out to like 10 min. No biggie.
My mom is a single mom. She's raised me alone without any child support or help from my dad since I was two years old (15yrs ago). We have come to a consensus. She will be the breadwinner, I will be the housewife, so to speak. This system works so well for us because it is equal work.





Basic chores are good (if you aren't a single mom) like Dishes, vacuuming, cleaning bathroom and bedroom. Don't overdo it because she will learn to resent that experience. Pay her/him for it and s/he'll love doing it solely for the money. Talk to your teen about it and what their feelings are for it.





Don't feel bad. :)
im a teenager. i think its not how much you ask from your teenager its the way of doing it aswell. if you shout at your teenager and shout at them to do jobs they aren't going to want to do them but if you say you have got to do such a thing before this happens ... they can do it in there own time and its more than likely to get done.