What are Age-Appropriate Chores?
Age-appropriate chores fit your child’s age and ability. With some training by you, they are chores your child can master. For instance a pre-school child can’t fix dinner but, with help, an 11-year-old child can. Age-Appropriate Chores for Your Young Children: Dress in matching clothes. Make the bed. Fix cold cereal. Set the table for dinner. Clear the table. Bring dirty dishes to the sink. Feed the pets. Put dirty clothes in the laundry room. Teaching your children to do their chores, teaches them a sense of competence, self-esteem, responsibility, and character. It saves you time and energy. Everybody wins. Summary for Self-Esteem and Chores: To prevent lazy children, become a responsible parent. Don’t be like Ron’s mother and do 90 percent of the household work. Teach your children to be responsible’. List their age-appropriate chores on the refrigerator. Assign them their chores, and inspect their work. If you do you’ll be bringing out the best in your children. You’ll be building
