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How can children help at home?

When my husband was in college, several of his fellow students would bring the dirty laundry home, and Mom would come once a month to clean his room. This wasn’t because they were lazy, but they just didn’t know how to do laundry or clean the house!

Don’t let your kids become like those students… Aside from teaching your kids around the house and other chores preparing them for life on their own, they’re also chores you don’t need to do! I know, I know, it takes time to teach them how to do it, and there will be plenty of times when you need to finish the job behind them, but once they know, you never need to do it again until they’re gone… And, at least until they reach the age of eight, they will be proud to be given “big people” tasks.

So what tasks can be safely delegated to your children? It depends on their age, but there are things they can do from the age of 2. Below is a list of tasks by age group:

Young children: you can remove the dust with an electromagnetic cloth or a baby wipe; Spray and scrub the sink and bathtub with water and a sponge; pick up toys or other objects from the floor and put them in baskets or containers; if the baskets are labeled with pictures, they can even put the right toys in the right container! At this point, anything you give them to do except put the toys away will be more to give them something to do while you clean, but they will try their best if you take the time to teach them, and it will seem natural to them when they move on to more complex tasks.

Preschool children: Sweeping with a children’s broom; spray and clean windows with lemon water or vinegar (only inside windows please!); use a handheld vacuum; clean sinks with baby wipes; empty a small trash can into a larger bag; scrub corners of kitchen chairs or other small spaces with a clean toothbrush or nailbrush and a cup of water; make the beds (preferably with a duvet, it’s easier for them); fold towels; put clothes in drawers; hang clothes on hooks; put dirty clothes in the basket; help feed the animals; wipe baseboards, window sills with a small cloth or old socks on your hands; help clean up spills; dry unbreakable dishes; pick up trash in the yard.

Kindergartners: sweep small areas with a dustpan and broom; clean bathroom sinks; hang up the towel after the bath; store bath toys; help in the kitchen (stirring, breaking lettuce, etc. – no knife yet!); place napkins and cutlery on the table; remove the dishes from the table (it depends on your child, you know if he is at risk of breaking them or not); help load the dishwasher; straighten plastic plates in a cupboard; help straighten pots and pans; sort the clean clothes of family members; dusty furniture; remove the sheets from the beds; straighten books on a bookshelf; place the game and puzzle pieces in the correct storage containers; use a lint remover to pick up pet hair on furniture; tidy up your room.

Children under elementary school: make beds (any of them); Take out the trash; sweep stairs and hallways; clean the car and help wash it; vacuum your own room; sort and straighten toys; fold and put away clothes; empty the dishwasher; pet feeding and care; set and clean the table (but only unbreakable plates and glasses at this point); Sort laundry.

Older elementary school children: Clean bathroom mirrors; Aspire; clean restrooms; clean countertops and kitchen sink; mop floors of small areas; use the washer and dryer; wash, dry and put away the dishes; clean areas for pets; clean cobwebs and dust in high places with a stick; sweep the garage; setting and clearing the table (by the end of primary school, they can usually do this with normal plates and glasses).

Teens: They can do everything you do, except the most intensive jobs, or the ones that use harmful products, like deep cleaning the oven, or removing mold from bathroom tiles.

So when will you sit down and create a chore chart for your kids? What tasks will you assign to each one, depending on their ages? What are you going to do with the time you’re saving this way?

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