What kind of chores should I give my 5 and 7yr kids?

Question

Can any one give me advice on how much help is reasonable to expect from my 5yr girl, and 7yr boy, around the house. All of my friends seem to differ with their kids, I have 1 friend whos 10 yr can nearly run the home by herself, and others who's kids cant even get themselves a drink.

Answer 1

When my daughter was 5 I taught her how to set the table correctly. Then she learn to sort laundry and dusting was one of her favorites.

Boys take down the laundry, buy a small basket for him.

empty all trash cans in the house.

The more chores they do now the more responsible they will be when they are older. Children like to be needed.

Answer 2

water the lawn, dishes, help with the cooking, make their beds.

Answer 3

Right now, i think their room is enough bed and tighting it up.... but as they get old from 12 and up I definately believe every year until 18 you should add a chore (help cleaning dishes, folding laundry, cleaning their bathrooms, feeding animals and always making sure there is water for them- if you have any ) def. it will help them later in life and even cooking for a girl or boy i know 27 old men who live by themselves who have to go out and eat almost every night because they "burn" what ever they attempt to make. not healthy ... you want to make them ready for the world when its time to go to college and make sure they have common sense (like about laundry - there are kids in college who didnt even know how to work the machine NOT GOOD) and finally animals treating them well and being responsible is always benefitial esp when caring for another living creature.

Answer 4

Well first of all they both should definitely be able to clean their own rooms. That is a huge one. If they really act like they don't want to, try and make it fun for them.

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http://www.essortment.com/all/choreslist...

Answer 5

I have 3 grand daughters; age 9 and twins at 11, for 5 years they have been doing the following: make their own beds, keep their room clean, keep their own bathroom clean, take their clothes out of the dryer and put them all away, help with meals, set the table/clean the table before/after meals, load/unload the dish washer and pick up dog p**p.

Giving children chores depends on the parents - how much you do for your kids and how much you want them to do for themselves.  If a child can't even get themself a drink - then that's the parent's fault!

A parent is a parent NOT a slave for them.

Answer 6

my four year old is never busy enough to suit her, folding clothes, making thier beds helping with dinner or lunches is a good one. Maybe helping out in the garden would be fun for them as well. The earlier you start them out the better.

Answer 7

My kids do thses things:

put away their folded laundry (and bathroom towels)

oldest son puts away his hangup clothes too

oldest son puts away utensils, pans, pots

youngest son puts away all plastic cups/ plates/ tupperware

oldest takes out kitchen trash & bags all trash cans

youngest takes out bathroom(s) trash

feed/ water/ clean up after dog

oldest vacs his room and hall

youngest uses dust buster on stairs

both clean rooms

oldest cleans his toilet & sink/ mirror

bring laundry to laundry room and sort it

My kids are 9 & 5...oldest has been doing chores since he was 6

they do not do all this things one any one day....Saturday is clean/ vac day...laundry/ dishes/ trash as needed...

I think 10 is too young to 'run the house'  yes they need responsibilities- but they need to be kids too- bad enought they hardly play with toys anymore at 10 years old- now we want them to be homemakers too....my kids can make microwave pop corn, micro mac & cheese, frozen waffles...but I am the mom

Answer 8

wash the dishes fold clothes u know give them stuff to do but dont make it to a point were your stressing them out!!!

Answer 9

Im sorry, i was treated like that too when i was 10.. they can barely get the remote Tv.. My mother was very ill and my brother didnt live with us yet and my father was at work all day i had to cook , clean, and give my mom medicine.. until my parents died in a car crash.. thats a different story.. But i think you should tell them.. A 10 year old.. I must admit, that poor kid, she must work so hard, you should tell your 5 or 7 year old at least clean up after themselves. a 10 year old isnt a maid, shes NOT gonna cook, clean, or get a drink for them ALL THE TIME.. but they are a bit small i dont blame them.

Answer 10

for the five year old have her clean her room, and water the flowers. You don't need to give them really hard work like mowing or cleaning the dishes. For the 7 year old boy have him set up the table. Possibly clean around the house and have him take out the garbage.

                                 Hope I help! Good luck! =)

Answer 11

Empty waste baskets, put away their toys, dust, set the table, make their beds, things you know they can do.

Answer 12

I feel my kids should be responsible for THEIR things.  they are 4 and there "jobs"(as we callit in our house) are...

1. make thier beds before school

2. dress themselves

3. there can be no toys in the floor when we leave for school.

4. put there school bags away after school

5. pick out clothes for the next day(i help with this one. i ususally put together 2 outfits then let them choose which one to wear)

6. put away toys and towels and dirty clothes after baths.

they also know if they leave a mess they have to clean it up before they can move to another activity or go outside.  if Mommy has to clean up thier messes they lose 30 mintues of tv time.

might sound like alot for almost 5 year olds but i want them to know they have to be responsable for themselves. When they are older i will have them do things that help the family as well as them being responsible for themselves while still allowing them to be kids. i also let them make there own decisons where I can.

Answer 13

At 5 and 7 I think they should both be able to make their beds in the morning-not hotel quality, more like pull the cover up and make it look acceptable.

And as far as cleaning their rooms, just ask them to keep their toys off the floor so that you can vacuum.

Also, dishes- have one set the table, and one put the dishes in the dishwasher. (you rinse, hand to them and they place in the dishwasher)

Answer 14

My 6 year old cleans her room makes her bed and picks up any toys laying around the house and on laundry day she collects all the dirty laundry from the hampers and brings it to the laundry room.

Answer 15

Water Plants

Help YOU wash dishes

sweep they're rooms and the house.

clean the dinner table

set the table

etc etc etc!!

Answer 16

Have them do simple chores, such as making their bed each morning and organzing their room.

You can have them give water to the animals (assuming you have any)

Make sure ALL toys are put away; any stuffed animals should be placed back where they belong etc etc

Don't expect too much yet, they really are not that old.

Answer 17

My daughter is six and I have her put away her own clothes, clean her room and bathroom (no chemicals), clean windows, dust, she likes to sweep the driveway after I mow the lawn, water the plants and feed our fish and cat. Another good one I have found out is giving her the dust buster and having her vacuum out my car. Most of the dirt and crumbs come from her anyway!