Housework for preschoolers

Website design By BotEap.comChildren can learn to do household chores at an early age. Even young children can be taught to pick up their clothes and toys and put them away.

Website design By BotEap.comPreschoolers should do a wider variety of household chores. At home, I keep my preschoolers’ to-do list short and simple, but they’ve come a long way to learn how to clean up their mess.

Website design By BotEap.comNot long ago, I was still helping my four-year-olds get dressed in the morning. That was one of the first tasks to be listed on her task table! I thought if I made it a “chore”, and if doing chores would give them a special reward, then they would be more motivated to get dressed in the morning, and he was right.

Website design By BotEap.comAnother chore my preschoolers have to do is put their dishes in the sink after they eat, including scraping the dishes into the garbage can first. The first few times I had to remind them to do it after eating, but very quickly it became a new habit for them and they started doing it without even thinking about it.

Website design By BotEap.comYoung children have a way of making their home look like a tornado is going through it. Picking up all his toys day after day gets really tiring, and some days I just want to give up. I don’t have my children collect all the toys in the house, but every afternoon I ask them to do a general cleaning so that they put most of their toys in their proper places. If you label the containers, this exercise is also a great way to teach them simple words as they search for the correct container to store their toys.

Website design By BotEap.comAt night, my children put on their own pajamas and brush their teeth. There are many rinses available that make brushing fun for kids … My kids look forward to brushing their teeth every night.

Website design By BotEap.comEvery night before bed, my children can choose a small toy from a box of “treasures” that I prepare to reward them for doing their homework. This box is filled with small plastic lizards, frogs, stickers, temporary tattoos, and other small toys. You’d think a kid wouldn’t go to so much trouble just for a small temporary tattoo, but they’d be shocked. The novelty has not yet worn off for my children, even after several months. They really want to choose their treasure every night.

Website design By BotEap.comMy main goal in choosing these simple tasks for my children was for them to start doing the things for themselves that I do for them day after day. It frees up more of my time for other household chores and they are learning to take more responsibility for taking care of themselves.