How to Decide on Age-Appropriate Chores for Your Child
Creating a sense of responsibility in your child is an essential part of bringing up a productive and happy member of society. This article will discuss how to decide on age-appropriate chores for your child.
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Deciding on Age-Appropriate Chores for Your Child
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Assess your child's interests. While it is good to teach a child that they have to do chores even when they do not enjoy them, you should try to match interests with chores. For example, if your child loves animals and is good with them, a good chore might be to make them responsible for pet care, such as feedings and bathing.
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Check your child's schedule. Every child needs time to play and just be a child. If your child is scheduled into each evening with activities, you might consider only giving weekend chores or early morning chores so that they have time to rest and play rather than coming straight in from activities and being expected to work in the home.
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Think about your child's allowance needs or wants. If your child is money-motivated, he or she may be motivated to do the more difficult, but higher dollar-value, chores such as mowing the lawn.
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Take into consideration your child's physical abilities. You should not ask a child to complete a task that is beyond his or her physical ability. For example, asking a very small child to mow the lawn would be expecting something that may be too physically demanding or difficult.
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Tips & Warnings
Use allowance as a way to teach sound money management. Help them open a checking account and learn how to balance a budget and create a savings account. This will be valuable to them as they grow older.
Never ask a child to do something that may be dangerous. When mowing or performing other chores that could be dangerous, teach your child to use safety gear.
