What tasks should you realistically expect your child to do and at what age should you start introducing them? Here’s a handy guide to help 👇
Children are far more capable than we often think and, according to a twenty-year study by the University of Minnesota, involving kids in household tasks from an early age can have a positive impact later in life.
But what tasks should you realistically expect your child to do and at what age should you start introducing them? Here’s a handy guide to help.Making chores an everyday part of life, starting from as young as two years old, ensures that doing chores doesn’tThe key is to start your child off with small household tasks and slowly build them up to more complicated ones over time.
Kids aged two to four years are at an age where they like the idea of helping their parents around the house. Take advantage of this and while it might be quicker for you to do the task yourself, remember that you are instilling good habits.Here’s some examples of age appropriate chores for children…Ensuring that everything has a place will hugely help with this, as will making sure that your kids are not overwhelmed with toys.
Kids aged between five and 12 can take on much more responsibility. If kids have been used to ‘mucking in’ from the get-go, then they should continue without much resistance, but it is up to you whether you feel they need paying to do the chores expected.Make their own bed. It doesn’t matter if it is made to your standards, they will get there as they grow, just get them into the habit young, if you don’t want to nag them as they get older.This might be messy, but it’s for the greater good. Just ensure that you have shown them how to safely use any equipment and supervise if necessary. To help them pour milk onto cereal, use a small jug so there’s no crying over spilled milk and keep things within easy reach, so there is no danger of them climbing and falling.
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