Easy Household Chores for Kids

I am a mom of 3 wonderful sweethopes. I taught my children to do easy household chores when they were still young. In those early years of motherhood, I was so certain that they would benefit from doing the house assignments. 

The BENEFITS:

1. They will feel they belong to the family.

2. They will learn necessary life skills.

3. They will learn the values of responsibility, self-reliance, and self-confidence.

4. They will feel needed and will know the meaning of "lending a hand". 

5. At a young age, they will understand what work or office is.

6. They will experience and practice the virtue of generosity by giving their time, energy and talent (or treasure) to the family.

7. And by extending help, they learn to be charitable. Well, we all say that charity begins at home, right?... And this is love in action.

The key to success for this matter is to show them examples of doing things. One of the guiding principles to note is self-activity. We all learn by trying, experiencing and first-hand doing things all by ourselves. 

Children are great imitators. Just set good examples for them.

Easy chores can be- setting the table, returning the toys into their proper places or boxes, putting soiled clothes into the hamper, putting the slippers or shoes together in a certain area in the house, checking and cleaning the school stuff, watering the plants, making their bed, folding their undies, pulling weeds in the garden, sweeping the floor, making their own sandwich, throwing pieces of papers and disposing the small garbage bins, arranging the cushion or pillows on the sofa, putting back the dining chairs, and a lot more.

In my published children's book, "The Joys of Junior", the main character wants to play all day long. He is allowed to play because playing is the kid's world. He learns skills also by playing. But he should do the household chores as well to gain and acquire knowledge of practical life-long skills such as the ones written above.

Well, Junior and other kids can be supervised by the parents, guardians, and teachers. Or the kids can begin to do such chores from easy to difficult ones till they do them all without assistance. Sure and soon, they become independent and happy.

We can teach values to our children directly, by examples and by reading to them.

"The Joys of Junior" is available on Amazon, Kindle Edition by Lucy Lombos.

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