Children should do chores every day to help the family and teach them responsibility

Description:
As soon as your child is walking confidently, he or she can start doing very simple chores as ?Mommy?s or Daddy's Helper.? It?s a terrific opportunity to teach your little one about responsibility. You will probably have to show your little one what you want done. Let them imitate you. Be sure to say please and thank you. Don?t take over the chore, because you can do it faster and better. Your child needs to learn by doing and then improving over time.

Having a child helping early on doing chores, sets up a way to make them proud of themselves and feel that they are contributing to family life. As your child gets older, increase the responsibilities. Make sure your child learns to put away toys after playing with them. Teach them to put away a toy before playing with another one. Have them pick up their clothes and put them in the hamper at bath time. All chores won?t be done perfectly, but be sure to thank and praise your child with a great big, ?GOOD JOB?! What a smile you will get.

Step by Step:
Assume the mindset that all children must do chores.
Select chores that are age appropriate and ones your child can accomplish successfully. (Not perfectly, successfully.)
Around the age of two, create a Chore List with room to put a star or happy face sticker after the chore is done that day.
Update the list every few months with additional chores.
By the time your child is 5 he or she should be making her/his own bed every morning, putting away toys and clothes, helping sort and fold laundry, sweep the kitchen floor, take out the trash, feed any pets, set the table for dinner, sort the recycling and many more chores.

Materials:
Various items per the chore