List of Children's Chores
Children of all ages feel accomplished as they complete everyday household chores. Delegating daily or weekly chores for the members of the family encourages family bonding as well as teaching responsibility and obligation to each child. Many parents use a chore list to remind each child of his duties and incorporate an accompanying reward system for accomplishments. Stickers, monetary allowance and the permission to partake in extracurricular activities are among common rewards for household chores.
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Household Chores
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Every child has the ability to help, even if in the smallest of ways, in maintaining the home. Chores that can be done by a child of just about any age include dusting and sweeping. Children younger than 10 can mop and vacuum, as well, as soon as they have the dexterity and maturity to handle pails of water and electric appliances, as judged on an individual basis. When delegating jobs to children 10 and older, include cleaning shower stalls and toilets in the bathrooms and wiping off counters and cleaning the microwave in the kitchen. Preparing simple meal items are appropriate for a teenage child's chores in addition to clearing the dinner dishes and loading the dishwasher.
Yard Work
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During the fall season, children can rake, bag and help to take leaves to the community leaf drop-off. Spring and summer require grass to be mowed and clippings to be bagged in addition to trimming the bushes and trees surrounding the home. Cautionary instructions are in order for the use of push or riding lawnmowers, hedge clippers or shears that may cause harm to inexperienced children younger than 15.
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Daily Responsibilities
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Every child has daily responsibilities that she must achieve such as completing any school homework, ensuring that her room is tidy, making her bed, taking a bath or shower, brushing and flossing her teeth and setting the table for dinner. A daily routine for the family can be listed and display on the refrigerator to aid in ensuring that the chores are done in a timely manner without constant reminders for each child.
Annual Chores
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In each child's obligatory list, include annual chores such as completing tasks during spring cleaning, winterizing the home and preparing for a community yard sale. Children may assist parents in these large accomplishments by helping to organize items in the garage, painting the fence and ridding their rooms of unwanted toys and clothes that no longer fit. Allow the kids to help put the seasonal items away and help to decorate for any upcoming holidays. Even the youngest of children can cooperate with family members to accomplish the most difficult jobs.
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