My DS turned 3 on Friday! Anyway, he is starting kinder this week, so i was going to make some posters to put upstairs with a morning & bedtime routine written on it. And then i was thinking of also making a chart for other things so he can get stickers on it etc. But I think its really important to only set realistic tasks for him to do, so i thought i would ask all the other parents out there what their 3 year olds could do.
So I was thinking of this for a morning routine (and each day he will get stickers if he does each one)
wash hands & say prayer (i help with that)
take of pj's
put nappy in bin
put pj's under pillow
get dressed
eat breakfast nicely
PLAYTIME
brush teeth
And for home routine:
Left kinder when mummy says (we have problems that from day 1 of creche my son never wants to come home... )
Brings bag in from car & puts it away in cupboard & gives mummy lunch box
PLAYTIME
Helps mummy set the table
Eats dinner nicely
Gets undressed
Puts clothes in dirty washing basket
Brushes teeth
Listen nicely to story
And for general:
Listens nicely to mummy & tatty
Was nice to DD
Packing up toys*
What would you add or take away?
Last edited by Yael; January 26th, 2009 at 10:19 AM.
Seth does all that. He also packs up his toys, puts his dishes in the sink and will help me with little random things when he can (and its safe for him to do so). Seth LOVES responsibility I think it makes him feel special, so I think he would go a bit bonkers if I didn't allow him to do this. But every child is different and you need to gauge based on that. And if they have a job they hate, then maybe swap it with something else. Seth likes to take out the recycling, so when he is "over" packing up the toy room, he swaps that with his sister. And his sister will swap other things too.
My only concern is that it might be too much of a list for a 3 year old to comprehend IYKWIM? By my calculations your little boy has the potential to get up to 20 stickers per day if he does all those things right, I think you might find that after a while it wont become an incentive anymore, instead it will become more of a "chore" and he will start to think "Oh well if I dont get a sticker this time then I will get one in a few mins time when I do xyz".
We have a "reward" chart but in reality there are only around 5-7 opportunities per day for the kids to earn a sticker so they are more keen to do it. I would combine a few steps, eg one sticker for the whole getting dressed routine and putting nappy in bin.
DS was 3 in Nov, and he is starting Kindy this week as well, I really like your idea Yael
Milo does most of those things, and puts away his toys. We have arule where he cant play with the next toy unless the first is put away.
I would not be removing any of them, I think they're all age appropriate.
What is reasonable to expect from a 3 year old?
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