Comments on: Encouraging Children to Help with Household Chores

By: fahrrad

fahrrad — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:37:59 +0000

Dies ist ein gro

By: Chris L

Chris L — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:18:25 +0000

My 2 year old help set the table the other night for dinner. She just went to the drawer and got out the silverware and did it. I loved it, and decided to encourage her more with helping out. Thank you for this info! Stopping in from SITS

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:21:35 +0000

That is a tough one…I don’t feel like I did a good job in this area with my 2 girls ages 15 and 17. They do their own laundry, have chores they do, set, clear table, vacuum, floors, etc (I am somewhat disabled) The hardest part is not the chores per se but picking up after themselves!! I do what I can now. For the most part, I have stopped picking up after them, but there are times I get frustrated, and pick up after them, muttering under my breath. They will learn when they get out on their own as well that no one is going to clean their messes.

…Lisa

By: Kalisa

Kalisa — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:17:30 +0000

So, for those of us who screwed around & didn’t do this when he was little, how can I get my TEENAGER to start taking responsibility around the house???

By: Taylor at Household Management 101

Taylor at Household Management 101 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:29:54 +0000

One of the first chores my kids do is help me fold laundry. They can start by finding socks to match, or folding wash cloths. They progress up from there. They can also put away their folded clothes pretty early if you train them for a while first.

In general, I think kids can do a lot more than we give them credit for, even at young ages. Of course, it takes a lot of patience and time to train them in the first place, and that up front investment cost can be a deterrent to actually getting your kids to participate.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:48:26 +0000

My children have their personal chores aka clean room, themselves, etc. They also one has to clean the sink in the bathroom in the morning and the other the toilet. They clean the tub together every week. I’m trying to get them to wipe it down after every bath/shower, but that hasn’t happened yet. They are also responsible for putting up clean dishes and loading the dishwasher after dinner. I have a 13 and 9 y.o. They also fold and put away their own clothes.