The Guide To Chores - Continued

Having your child help in making their bed, doing the dishes, picking up the toys, dusting and vacuuming will give them the helpful skills that they will need later on in life.

Have a regular scheduled chore and reward your children with a simple snack or a hug and kiss. To encourage your child to do chores without being ask then try this and watch what happens! Take a simple jar and marbles, call this the overtime jar. Have your child place a marble into his overtime jar when he has completed a task that was not on his chore chart or was not asked to complete. When the child has 5 marbles he may trade them in for a quarter or dollar, you may also become creative with the offering a movie rental with every 10, or so. This will encourage added chores with out having to beg and plead for your child’s help.

Make your child accountable for his actions. For instance, if your child has had ample time to pick up his toys and has not done so take the unpicked toys away and have your child earn them back.

I know that you want only what’s best for you children, so why not encourage the responsibility and dependability that your child needs to carry on in life. It is not always necessary to compensate children for doing regular weekly chores it is their responsibility anyways, on the other hand, praise your child when he has completed his chore. Having your children do their share of the responsibilities will open up some free time for you to play with.