Things You'll Need:
- Children
- Time
- Patience
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Step 1
Although it can be difficult to get your child to do chores, it can be done. Offering insentives and using motivational techniques, will not only get them to do them, they will want to do them.
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Step 2
One of the biggest ways, to get your child motivated, is offering a reward, for a job well done.
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Step 3
Positive rewards, come in many different forms, praises are a big one. When they accomplish the task they were given, praise them, using statements like, "great job" and "I'm proud of you."
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Step 4
Another positive reward is to offer special privileges, this can be daily or weekly, depending on the age of your child. An example would be, "if you accomplish your chores, you can watch t.v., for an extra 1/2 hour."
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Step 5
The younger the child, the shorter time there should be, between the accomplished chore and the reward. As they get older, the rewards can be given, at longer intervals of time. 1 day, 1 week, etc.
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Step 6
Granted, giving your child attention, is a must, but it can also be used as a reward. Such as, extra one on one time at the park, on the weekend, going to play ball, even playing a game at home.
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Step 7
As your child gets older and of course at your own disgression, offering an allowance, is another way to reward them.
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Step 8
Offering an allowance, has good sides and bad sides. It can teach your child responsibility and money management and is a major motivation, to get the job done. The down side may be, that the expectation of money vs. the chore, becomes a demand to be payed, by your child. You may end up hearing comments, such as, "you owe me $5.00."
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Step 9
We all wish that our child or children, would just do what we ask of them, with out complaint. After all, we did give them life, but that simply isn't how it works. Just as much as us, they need positive reinforcement and insentives, to keep them motivated, to get the tasks done.
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Step 10
Using discipline, as a method of getting your child to do chores, only works, if, A). there is a reward or positive reinforcement, established first and B). the discipline is used, as a means of natural consequence, i.e., your childs choice between the reward and the disciplinary action, that was established, before the chore was given. Example: "We can go to the park for an hour, if you do your chore or if you don't do your chore, you can spend some time, in your room."
