Comments on: Chores at Any Age

By: Help Children Be More Independent in 8 Steps | First Ourselves

Help Children Be More Independent in 8 Steps | First Ourselves — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:19:32 +0000

[...] For further reading, here’s an article that outlines age appropriate chores for children. [...]

By: Kendra at Handprints On The Wall

Kendra at Handprints On The Wall — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:06:59 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement to get our kids more involved in helping. I used to have my 3 yr. old daughter help me unload the dishwasher, but since we moved we don’t have one for her to help me with. I do let her put away some of her laundry, and clean her own room. But I realize she could be doing more. It’s good for kids to feel a sense of pride when they do their share to help the family home!

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:33:30 +0000

AMEN!!! We babysit a two year old, whom we have taught to pick up his toys, and throw his diapers (wet ones) in the trash, since he was about 15 months old if not before.

Our 14 year old son ROCKS! He takes out the garbage (including putting a new bag in the trash can), vacuums, sweeps and mops the kitchen floor, puts dishes away, dusts, sweeps the patio and front walkway, cleans his bathroom (yes, the toilet too!), cleans his room, and helps with the little one I babysit. (This is not all done in one day…these are just examples of what he does for chores.) And he is disabled on top of all of that, after having had 5 strokes as a toddler!

I think kids doing chores is an AWESOME thing! BTW, my husband does a lot around the house too, so our son has a wonderful example!