The Importance of Age Appropriate Cleaning Chores for Kids

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The Importance of Age Appropriate Cleaning Chores
for Kids
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• While some parents choose to wait until their
  kids are older to get them involved with
  household chores, others prefer to start them
  young. Whatever your preference, here are some
  ideas for appropriate chores that your kids can
  help you with, whatever their age
• Chores for toddlers
• All toddlers are different, of course, but most
  should be able to handle the following chores
  with relative ease
• Making the bed together
• Putting toys and other items away after playing
  with them

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• Gathering up dirty clothes and placing them in
  the laundry hamper
• Feeding pets together
• Helping clear up spillages or mess
• While these chores must be supervised (and may
  not actually help you all that much!), having
  them assist you will instil in them some basic
  skills and values, and they will likely enjoy
  being made to feel useful, especially if they are
  duly rewarded!

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• Chores for pre-schoolers
• Pre-schoolers are usually able to handle a little
  more responsibility than toddlers, and can help
  you with the following chores
• Setting and clearing the table
• Helping to load the dishwasher
• Keeping their room and play areas tidy
• Mopping and sweeping together
• Folding laundry together

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• It still pays to have most of these chores be
  supervised, but as they get older, you should be
  able to leave them to fulfil them unattended and
  without help.
• Chores for six to eight year olds
• As you will see, the chores are becoming a little
  more complex as your kids get older, and theyre
  almost at the stage where they are actually
  helping you!
• Taking out the trash and separating recycling
• Folding and putting laundry away
• Helping younger siblings with their chores

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• Feeding pets unaided
• Vacuuming, sweeping and mopping the floors
• Dusting
• Each child will be different, and the level of
  supervision or assistance you need to provide
  them with at this age, will vary.
• Chores for preteens
• Your kids may not want to help you so much the
  older they get, but hopefully you can rely on
  your preteens to fulfil the following

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• Bringing the groceries in and putting them away
• Helping to wash the car
• Loading and unloading the dishwasher
• Yard work such as raking leaves and picking up
  debris
• Cleaning windows
• Chores for teenagers
• This is probably the worst age for engaging kids
  in cleaning, but if theyve been doing it from an
  early age, you may find they put up slightly less
  resistance than if youre just introducing them
  to it now

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• Cleaning the bathrooms
• Doing the laundry
• Cleaning the refrigerator, oven and other kitchen
  appliances
• Helping with the grocery shopping
• Other routine maintenance and cleaning
• Kids of all ages benefit from taking
  responsibility for household chores, and research
  shows that those children who do, typically have
  higher self-esteem, are more responsible, and are
  better able to deal with frustration.

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• However, even if your kids are great at helping
  you around the home, you may still require some
  professional help if only to help rectify some
  of the mess that your younger kids made while
  trying to help you! Professional cleaning
  services can help out as and when you need them,
  and can get your home clean and in good order
  ready for the weekend, for example.

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