Kids should do chores
Research suggests there are benefits to including chores in a child's routine as early as age 3. Zain B. explains how daily chores can help kids development responsibility, prepare for the future, and find a sense of accomplishment.
By Zain B.
Kids should have daily chores. Some benefits of having chores are getting pocket money, learning how to be responsible, having good time-management skills, and learning what life will be like when they are living on their own.
A reason why parents should give their kids household chores is because of pocket money. According to Parade Magazine, pocket money is a prize for kids that behave well or do some hard work. Doing chores gives kids the motivation to do more and earn more rewards. Here’s another reason why you should enforce household chores in your house.
Chores build kids’ responsibility skills. Responsibility is the opportunity to act independently, according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary. This means kids need to have a sense of responsibility when they are living on their own. Chore routines teach kids how to be more time-managing and responsible for what they have to do, along with homework and dinner, they have to calculate how much time each task will take and go along from there. It also gives them a good feeling of satisfaction when they finish a task. Here’s the most important reason why you should enforce household chores in your house.
Chores teach kids how life will be like when they are older, and they are living on their own. Chores teach them how to wash the dishes, put away laundry, and how to cook food and dishes. These are all important life skills that kids will need later in life.
In conclusion, kids should have daily chores. It teaches them how to be responsible, time managing, and teaching them how to help out along with rewards. It also teaches them how their life will be like when they grow up.
Age-appropriate chores
For toddlers:
Clean up their toys
Dust baseboards with a sock on their hand
Place clothing in a hamper
For Pre-Schoolers:
Clear the table
Pull weeds
Care for animal's food and water dish
For Elementary School ages 6-9:
Sweep floors
Load a dishwasher
Fold and put away laundry
For Middle School ages 10-13:
Wash the family car
Prepare easy meals
Take trash bins to the curb
For High School ages 14+:
Clean out the fridge
Babysit younger siblings
Mow the lawn
Source: Child Development Institute