Household Chores for 5 Year Old Kids

It is sometimes an issue for a parent like me to think about the perfect age to delegate chores to a child. I hope to share with you, dear readers, some chores that a five year old kid can easily do. It is very important to allow kids to feel a sense of responsibility at an early age. These tasks are easy and can be made fun. They do not need to feel that these things are burdens. It is actually helping them to form good habits that they will benefit from in the long run.

Chores a five year old can do:
1. Make his own bed. At first do not expect that this will be done neatly. He would be an expert on this in no time, you'll see.
2. Take his clean clothes to his own closet.
3. Pack away his toys. I honestly have trained my own child to do this right from six months of age. He's breezing through this task now that he is turning three.
4. Water the plants.
5. Feed the pets. (dog, cat or fish)
6. Clear the table after eating.

These tasks should not be expected to be done perfectly at first. The child should be taught a step by step process. Train the child from square one. At first supervision will be needed, but later allow him to grow in his responsibility with reminders from time to time. Remember to commend him every time when he's done his chore. Give him a clear instruction on when you expect things to be done, so that this habit will be a part of his daily routine.

Always keep in mind that household chore assignments given to children should be equal to their ages and abilities. Remember that an hour is about the reasonable expected time of children to do their tasks. Another important thing is never redo the tasks that were done by the child. Let him feel you trust him enough.

Errands

Always keep a running list of groceries and household items that you need replenished. One very handy software that has this function is my grocery application that I have got installed in my mobile. Everyone has a mobile nowadays and as functional as a hard copy list that you can take along, nowadays a mobile software application is just the perfect piece to serve this purpose. Adding up to your outstanding list takes off the burden of cramming when it is time to go shopping. If there will be any additions, there will only but little to add therein.

In doing errands, always make sure to patronize stores around the vicinity of your work place or home so that you will not need to travel very far. Always make it a habit to do errands when you are on your way to do somethings else. This is hitting two birds with one stone. This will serve you better than make special trips for errands.

If there are just errands that are just to a far off and several locations, always make sure to schedule the trips to minimize wasted travel time. Always make it a point to have back to back trips to the doctors or dentist for the whole family.

Always get members of your family to participate and help out with errands. And always attach a note with instructions. This is simple delegation and will eventually help your kids even as they are expected to share responsibilities around the house.

Your Kid's Room

My two year, 9 month old son has recently began sleeping on his own bed. This is one of his milestones as he moved away from sleeping on the family bed. A real concern for me is how to get him to start taking good charge of his room and care for it. His room is where all his stuff is. His big container box for his toys, his closet, bed and his potty. I believe it is not too early for him to form a habit of keeping his own room clean.

It always helps to train early. It may almost be impossible to get everything spic and span, especially with a toddler around. But at least things has to be in a manageable level. I have trained my son to pack away his toys from the age of six months and now even though there are times he just feels he wants to do other things, when he is told to pack away, he knows this has to come first before he will be able to go play or ride his twist car.

A kid has to be reminded to tidy his room everyday until he gets used to packing away his toys. If you will choose to have your child straighten up his room on the weekends, it will take more than an hour, while daily maintainance could possibly just cost him five minutes a day. This will allow him to see that maintaining his room is not a burden.

Arrange your kid's room in such a way that it is easy for them to maintain. This should only take common sense to supply the child with things he can easily reach. Child-sized furnishings. This makes him see that he belongs to this room. Give the child a sense of responsibility in owning his or her own room. This will make taking care of the room come naturally for your little one.