DD is 4.5yrs old & enjoys helping me with chores. I have heard of people having their kids actually "doing" chores at this age & I think DD is ready. I already put money in her money box but I think it would be good for her to "earn" extra dollars for helping around the house.
She tidies up toys etc but not all the time. I was thinking of making a chart with different chores & putting a star or something similar when she does one & adding them up at the end of the week??
Do your kids do chores?
What chores do they do?
What age did they start?
I was thinking she could do (supervised) chores such as putting the washing in the machine, putting powder in & turning on, helping empty dishwasher, helping cook dinner. These are all things she already asks to help me with & usually does. WDYT?
My children (4 and 5) have chores although not for cash. They have to put their pj's away when they are dressed in the morning, tidy up their toys, and each takes turns helping me to cook dinner (the other ones watches my 22 month old twins in the living room). They do get stars on a chart for helping, but I have never considered giving them cash. I wonder if I should?
My kids all have jobs to do. I started them off when they were about 4 or 5.
They all dust, vacuum their bedrooms, empty the dishwasher, take the rubbish out, feed the animals and make sure their bathroom is tidy. The older 2 (12&10) get $5 a week and hte youngest (7) gets $2. DS mows the lawn now too.
My DD is 3.5 and she has her 'jobs' - no money expchanges hands though. She tidies her toys at the end of the day, makes her bed in the morning when she gets up and puts her pyjamas away after she dresses.
I don't have any children, but from what I can remember being a child, we didn't have chores simply because we tidied up when we were finished with something (dishes, toys, clothes) and fed the pets when we saw there was no food etc etc. We did occassionally have a "big clean" when we all took a day out to clean the house in every nook and cranny.
My DS has been doing chores since about 18m. His chores started off with unloading the washing machine into the basket (he loved doing that!) and putting his toys back in the box.
He's nearly three now, and he can pack up his toys (with prompting!), put his dirty plate/bowl by the sink, take off his pyjamas in the morning and put them on his bed, put his shoes and coat away when he has taken them off. He also likes to help sweep up, pass me washing to put on the line, help with the dishwasher and he helped me put up and decorate the Christmas tree on Saturday. DS also bakes with me (he's getting pretty good at helping with the sauces) and likes to do the weeding/watering in the summer.
DD is 17 months old and loves to help me do things....how ever good she is at actually helping she likes to try. This morning she 'helped' me sweep the kitchen floor, she has a little broom. and all the tea-towels were all over the kitchen (she did that) and i asked her to put them all away while i went to the toilet, i came back and she had actually done it, and was standing there with the cutest 'look what i did mummy' look across her face!! SO cute...i say start em young
The first chore I ever remember being given to do was to wash the dishes. I also had to help feed the cat, dog and birds. I know I would have been around 4 or 5.
My kids all do chores, they start from as soon as they can undrrstand, eg: 15month old helps pack the toys up..
They are pretty basic, pull the doona up pack your toys away, mainly to do with keeping their rooms clean, but they do put the washing in their rooms, I pack it away !!! we also expect them to help outside, if we are cleaning up they get a broom etc, we don't pay for these jobs, might be a bit harsh but i think its a part of being a family and the mummy and daddy are not the only people there who make a mess.
No flatmate/boyfriend girlfriend is going to pay them to help clean up, its just a part of life.unfortunatley!!!
dd is nearly 3 and she does things when asked like sets the table, picks up toys and puts them away, will put her dishes up at the sink (and mine!!) and little odds and sodds that i ask her to do, but nothing is set, its just when she's asked...
us kids never had to do ANYTHING in our house growing up, my mum did it all, so i am hell bent on making sure my kids help out, so when she is a bit older she will definitely have set jobs to do.
Who gives their children chores? What age?
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unfortunatley!!!
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