Best Age Appropriate Chores for Kids
To start lets understand the difference between a job and a chore. Yes there is a difference! As adults we go to work and that is our job. When we are home we have chores around the house. The same goes for kids. Giving opportunity to kids at a young age helps bring in balance, respect and responsibility. As they get older there work ethic will be established. So how does this work?
Here at the Gonzales household we have a poster up of what "jobs" are available for the kids to earn money. This does not fall under making your bed. Jobs such as raking the leaves, mowing the grass for the older ones. The younger ones are wiping down light switches and baseboards. (They are short at that age so it saves us old people having hurting backs!)
Having a chore for them is the things that are expected of them to do. For example making your bed and brushing your teeth are every day things we do to learn a routine. These are expected to be done. Having your room clean is expected to be done. My children do not get paid for doing those chores. They however must have them done before they can play or go on their electronic devices.
Ages one can pick up toys learning to put things away. Praising them up now is really important.
2-3 they can start learning to make their bed, helping mommy or daddy match socks. Again they are relating what is the same just as you did with the pictures on the bins.
4-5 at this age they are better at doing things, but not skilled at it so be patient. At this age my children were making their beds, cleaning their rooms, collecting the trash from around the house and put in in the kitchen trash. Helping with setting the table and putting the clean silverware away from the dishwasher.
6-8 They each have their day to clean the bathroom. They have to empty the dishwasher. Help dust the house. My children now take their clothes out of the dryer hanging and folding their clothes putting them away. ( This works good because you and I know that we as kids put our clothes in the hamper just to make our room look clean even if our clothes were clean or not) By doing this it has help with the amount of clothes I now see in their hamper. By this time they also help clear or set the table.
9-10 They do most all the chores above but I also have a day when they have to help me cook. This gets them involved to help prepare the dish they are going to make and it’s good bonding time. Also vacuuming, and sweeping the kitchen floors.
10-13 They are doing their own laundry. All the chores above and cooks one meal a week. ( I normally will clean the kitchen if they cook that day)
If you noticed by the end of the day the required chores are not done and they are asking to go play or watch a movie, you simply ask, did you finish your chores? They will move quick!
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