tips for chores for kids

[Sara Noel]

List some chores that children under the age of 13 can do around the house to help out.

[leezza]

Hi Sara,

When we were growing up (3 girls) my mom had left a note with a small chore for each of us to do each day after arriving home.....Example of the types of things we did are:

fold clothes in the dryer
vaccum
sweep kitchen/bathroom
mop kitchen/bathroom
put away clean dishes, from drainer
spiff/wipe down the bathroom
spiff/wipe down the kitchen
dust the living room
spiff utility room,(coats,hats, shoes)
prep salad for dinner

Kind Regards,
leezza

[tammy88]

when i was 13 i could do it all...=)

i did my chores after school mom left me a list it would range from cleaning the kitchen, to washing clothes, vaccuming, cleaning the living room and my bedroom

[lwlynch]

Around my house.
~sweep
~clear and set the table
~take garbage out
~pick up rooms
~help pick up yard (we have plenty of toys and dog toys all over) before Daddy mows the lawn
~feed all the animals
~water and do the cages
~the best is drive me crazy......

[crr38095]

By the time my boys were 13 they were responsible for:

1.cleaning their rooms
2.vacuuming- 1 has to do upstairs and 1 downstairs
3.changing cat litter and feeding the cats
4.giving the bathroom a good weekly scrubdown
5.emptying garbage nightly & taking to road weekly
6.dusting their rooms
7.cleaning up yard (toys/garbage/etc)
8.unloading dishwasher
9.bringing groceries into house and helping put away
10.cooking a few diff things-not very healthy things but they won't starve at least lol
11.setting and clearing the table
12.setting up the coffeepot for next morning
They also do quite a few other things as needed but those are the very basics which are divided into half on chore lists which they rotate weekly.
I firmly believe ALL kids should have basic housekeeping skills. I also refuse to inflict 2 more helpless mommas boys on the world lol.

[Neeley]

My now 14 year old and 12 year old have been capable of doing (and have done) just about every chore possible, both inside and out since they were around 10 and 8. Everything from cutting grass, washing clothes, ironing, vacuuming, dishes, bathrooms, changing bedsheets, all animal care, weeding the flower beds etc...My 12 year old DS does a good bit of the cooking. He does not just warm up stuff either. He cooks full meals from scratch and can out bake just about anyone.

We started them out once they could walk by having them put their toys away, help put their clean clothes in their drawers, then we progressed to more difficult tasks as they aged.

[Darlene]

Besides what's been said~
~If they had pets, they were the main caregiver.

~Yardwork

~Unexpected company on the way it's all hands on deck Arooooooogah, grab a laundry basket & fill it, stash and clean asap.

[kiveve]

Great thread. My 7 year old feeds the cats, picks up her room, sets the table and empties the dishwasher. She also loves to cook.

Question -- do y'all tie chores to allowance?

[latierra84]

i dont have a little ones but i do have an 8 year old sister who practically lives here on the weekends and guess what........ she loves to clean!! she thinks its fun and would rather do that then watch tv!!! i know!!!

[tabithapatrick]

I have a five year old and am looking to give her an allowance. However, I'm not quite sure whats appropriate. She is right now responsible for her room, and setting the table when we eat together (my husband works late a lot). She also helps me load the dishwasher after dinner at night. This sounds like enough for now since she just started school this year, but do you guys give allowances and what or how much?

[baxjul]

My dd gets $2 allowence. She did not get it this week, because her room is a disaster. She is 7 yr. old.

[ubumartin]

Clear table
load dishwasher
empty dishwasher
dust
vacuum
clean rooms
bring out trash
fold laundry