Give Chores Based on Child's Age and Personality

Get your children involved in household chores beginning in the preschool years. 

Expecting children to be responsible for certain tasks helps your children to believe in themselves.

Now, review this list below, consider your child's age and personality, and select chores that are appropriate for your children. 

Preschoolers can handle one or two chores. As they gets older and more capable, they can handle a larger quantity of chores as well as those that are more complex.

Ages 2 to 3: Put toys away, fill pet's food dish, put clothes in hamper, wipe up spills, dust, pile magazines, choose clothes and dress self.

Ages 4 to 5: Above, plus, make own bed, empty wastebaskets, bring in mail or newspaper, clip weeds, use hand-held vacuum to pick up crumbs, water flowers, place plastic dishes in sink, and fix bowl of cereal.

Ages 6 to 7: Above, plus, sort laundry, sweep floors, handle personal hygiene, set and clear table, make and pack lunch, rake leaves, keep bedroom tidy, pour own drinks, answer telephone.

Ages 8 to 9: Above, plus, put away groceries, vacuum, help make dinner, make snacks, wash table after meals, put away own laundry, sew buttons, run own bath, make own vegetables, cook simple food (such as toast), mop floor, take pet for a walk, pack own suitcase.

Ages 10 and up: Above, plus, unload dishwasher, fold laundry, clean bathroom, wash windows, cook simple meal with supervision, iron clothes, do laundry, babysit younger siblings, mow lawn, clean kitchen, clean oven, change bed, make cookies or cake from box mix, have neighborhood job such as yard work or shoveling snow.

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