So do your those little ones help out around the house at all? Pick up toys, put dinner dishes in sink, feed pets, anything like that?
So V sometimes will do some of the above, but I'm starting to think he is ready for some chores. Not anything crazy, just some age appropriate tasks that we start expecting him to do every day. Is anyone doing anything like this yet?
The past couple of weeks he's been helping us on trash day, which got me thinking about all this.
Her and N feed the dog. She will help pick up toys when we straighten up. Sometimes they will help daddy take out garbage and do fun yard work. I think kids this age like to have things to do and it's good for them. Also it can be a lesson in something else. For example, separating laundry into colors to learn them.
Post by 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) on Apr 30, 2017 5:58:51 GMT -5
R puts his laundry in his hamper most times. He wants to put everyone's dishes in the sink. He is starting to clean up toys. Nothing serious yet all for fun. Daycare says he helps clean up every day.
G feeds the dog. He picks up his toys. If he's awake while I'm doing laundry, he moves the clothes from the wash to the dryer & from the dryer to the hamper. He helps wipe down the table after meals. No moving dishes to the sink because we don't have a garbage disposal.
Nothing daily that he must do; we haven't framed it like that.
I'd like to transition to serving meals family style on the table so he can fix his own plate. It's not a chore but definitely a responsibility.
I wasn't really thinking along the must do line, just more of an expectation. Like now I usually try and feed the animals before he is up, but if it's his "chore", then I would do it with him instead kind of thing.
A wants to clean out the dishwasher but I won't let her - she always goes straight for the knives.
V used to love helping unload the silverware - but lately he just grabs one or two if the big spoons then runs all out for his play kitchen to cook. We don't wash knives in the dishwasher anymore because of him.
lilyelayne i like your idea about serving meals family style. we do that sometimes, but even when we do, i usually make DD's plate. idk why i hadn't considered letting her do it (except for the mess, which i can deal with).
DD is my little shadow right now (love it), so she helps with tons of stuff around the house. Similar to what has already been mentioned: helps with starting laundry, moving it to dryer, folding it (not a lot of help but she tries), putting her clothes in the hamper before her bath, wiping down the table (she flips out if we do this without her), picking up toys ("it's a mess in here!"), sorting mail, breaking down boxes, comes with me to bring trash cans in from the curb. sometimes she takes her plate to the kitchen after dinner, but if she's especially energetic we skip that to avoid extra mess.
she usually just wants to help with things, but i do ask her to pick up toys, put clothes in the hamper, and get herself a plate/cup/fork before dinner (and put those same things away when we're unloading the dishwasher).
He helps with laundry and the dishwasher. If he had his way, we'd run the dishwasher after every meal so he could pour the soap. He also likes to help wash dishes.
He picks up his cars and puts them on his dresser. Working on putting his other toys away.
He likes to help sweep and wipe down the table. I gave him a spray bottle of water so he'd stop trying to take the cleaning solution.
If we we're baking, I let him dump the ingredients in and stir.
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