Your little one is getting more active? Keeping your house tidy sounds like a pie in the sky. Toddlers can help their moms keep the house tidy. This will make them more responsible and get the workload off their mother’s back. Here is how you kids can help you keep the house as clean as a whistle.

Why Sharing House Chores Is Important for Children?

One of the main aspects of positive discipline is making the child feel the belonging. This can’t be achieved if he keeps getting orders not to mess up with the house and not asking him to share in the house chores.

Contribution in the house chores makes the child feel like a member of the family. It also teaches him to have responsibility. 

Dos and Don’ts

Avoid Expecting Too Much

One of the mistakes parents make in bringing up their kids – especially the firstborn child -  is expecting too much from them. When starting to teach kids a new skill you have to give up the idea of perfection for a while.

Get A Grip

Teaching kids a new skill can get their parents nuts. Yelling at kids can lead to frustration. The key here is to be kind and firm. This enables the parents to be consistent in teaching their kids new stuff without losing their cool.

Hold Your Ground

It’s hard to keep consistent when teaching kids a new habit or a new skill. Sustainability is a key when it comes to teaching habits.

Teach Them Step by Step

Some skills or simple steps might sound like basics for adults. However, need to learn everything from scratch. For instance, if you give your little one a basket to collect everything on the ground, you’ll need to teach him everything starting from where to place his hands to hold the basket.

Teach your toddler small steps every time until he masters the skill.

Chores Toddlers Should Do According to Age

Children can share in the house chores as early as 2 years old. These are the chores your toddler can do from 2-5 years.

2-3 years

• Put toys and books away
• Put dirty clothes in the hamper
• Wipe up spills and messes
• Dusting
• Pile books and magazines

4-5 years

• Make their bed
• Empty the trash bin
• clear or set the table
• Vacuuming
• Water the plants
• Upload the dishwasher
• Wash plastic dishes

These are some suggestions to keep your toddlers busy while you have your coffee

What are the best ways you like to keep your children busy?

Resources

WebMD - Divide and Conquer Household Chores

Parents – Chores for Busy Toddlers