Child Mind Institute Provides Resources for Getting Children to Do Chores
For most children, chores are a burden that they don’t enjoy and, many times, it can be a chore getting them to pitch in around the house.
However, chores can help children to build confidence, independence, and a sense of responsibility to others as well as develop practical skills for taking care of themselves when they get older.
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The Child Mind Institute has provided some resources that involve effective methods for getting children to do chores without making it feel like a punishment. It notes that making chores routine as early as the preschool years will help them learn to expect them as they grow older.
The resources discuss giving step-by-step instructions on what you’d like them to do, noting that young children and older ones with ADHD might need detailed explanations. In the absence of clear instructions, children might get frustrated or even act out.
The Child Mind Institute also wrote that it’s important to praise them for their good work as chores can often be thankless tasks.
Here are the Child Mind Institute’s resources for assigning chores to children: