Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Involving Kids in Tasks and Chores


The rewards of involving kids in home chores :

1. When children contribute to family life it helps them feel competent and responsible.
2. Sharing housework can minimize stress in a family.

How ?

1. Ask your children for contributions that you value and that suit your children’s age and ability.

2. Do not to give incentives such as pocket money for doing jobs that contribute to the household. Giving children the idea that helping out makes you happy and makes them an important part of the family is more productive.

3. Making the children do tasks that show care for the family as a whole are more likely to promote a sense of responsibility and participation.

4. If your children are old enough, you can have a family discussion, which reinforces that the whole family contributes to how the household runs. Children over six years old can help decide which tasks they’d prefer.

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