As a current/future parent, at what age do you believe you should teach your children about house chores?

As a current or future parent, at what age do you believe is the right age to teach your children about doing chores around the house?





These household chores include ckeaning the dishes and putting the dishes away, doing the laundry, cleaning their room, and keeping the house clean.As a current/future parent, at what age do you believe you should teach your children about house chores?
I think it's best to start with small, age-appropriate tasks from the time they can understand, and then move up to more complicated tasks as they get older.





My daughter doesn't even talk much yet, but I will ask her to help me put her blocks back in the container or put her dirty clothes in the hamper. (Of course at this point it takes a lot longer to do something with her ';help'; than it would take to do it myself, but she's learning.)





I'd expect that a 4 or 5 year old could start to do a few things independently, like make his bed (after being shown how) or carry dishes from the table to the sink after dinner. I wouldn't let them use cleaning products unsupervised at that age, though. By the time they are 7 or 8 they can probably do most basic household chores like washing dishes, doing a load of laundry, vacuuming, etc. as long as they are given specific instructions. They might also need a step stool to reach cabinets, washing machine controls, etc. And I would say by 11 or 12 they could start to handle more complex tasks without a lot of handholding, such as doing several loads of laundry including separating, washing, drying, folding, and putting away, and at that age I might also expect that they be responsible for doing certain chores regularly without needing to be reminded, such as taking the trash out on trash day. Teenagers can probably do things like cook dinner or mow the lawn and should be able to be notice that certain tasks they are responsible for need to be done (such as putting dishes away out of the dishwasher whenever it's needed, or being fully responsible for their own laundry).





So I think it needs to be a gradual process of learning how to do household tasks and giving them increasing responsibility as they get older.As a current/future parent, at what age do you believe you should teach your children about house chores?
The younger you start the better. Have them help put toys away when they are toddlers. I wasn't very good at this (not a great housekeeper myself) and my kids are terrible about cleaning up after themselves. My fault entirely.





You can't have your children as maids. That is not the point of having kids; but it is reasonable to expect them to keep their spaces clean and to help around the house. I don't think a child should be washing dished until they are old enough to be trusted with a sharp knife. Laundry can start when they are tall enough to reach the washer and old enough to be trusted with chemicals.





I had to wash dishes every other night starting about age 9. I had to help with weekly house cleaning as long as I can remember(possibly in utero). I didn't do my own laundry until High School because I was terrible with bleach and dry clean only items. My kids are 12 and 5 and they sort of help with housework and my 12 year old put away the dishes. They both help with firewood.
I think that people should start young with there kids on doing house hold chores even if you start when they are 16 months old just by trying to get them to keep their rooms clean cause I feel that if you start when they are young with keeping things clean..and with doing that they will know that they need to keep there room clean when they get older but with like house hold chores llike doing dishes laundry..etc...untill they are between the ages of 10-12
the dishes??? children around 15 months should be picking up there toys. My son is almost five and he cleans his room and helps me pick things up around the house, but as far as dishes go he isnt old enough. I would say maybe ten
I agree with #3 The sooner the better. In my case we didn't do that and now we have a severely spoiled 6 yr old who doesn't like to do any chores at all. Gl to you
Well from the beginning (age 2 and up) you should teach them to clean up their own messes. Maybe tell them that if they don't clean up their toys (mess, etc.) you are going to throw them out. I am a future parent though, and have no real experience in teaching this. However, my grandmother always told me not to leave my stuff around or she would throw it away- and after the one time she did- I never left my toys laying again!
4-5 yrs old cleaning their room and keeping stuff neat,and 7-8 yrs old doing the dishes and putting them away.Ages 9-10 for laundry and keeping house clean.
At 2 years old.
i would do it around five years old but it would be best in my eyes if you did a reward program like if you put away all of your toys you can have a cookie or something like that
I don't believe there is a set age, its up to the parents to decide that. I believe the younger the better. My 2yro helps with clearing the table and putting away toys. My 7yro feeds the dog and helps with dinner. It depends on the parents and how willing they are to TEACH there kids, and not yell at them because it is not an easy task.
I think this is something they should be taught about from the beginning. I know a baby can't do house work, but what I mean is....when your child is able to start pulling things out of the toybox...try to teach them to put things back too...make it a game....





As they progress and get older and can handle more things, start teaching them more things. I would think it's more difficult to not make them do anything in the aspect of house chores, then suddenly one day say...ok, now your older, so you need to clean you rroom and put toys away ect.
4 or 5 yrs
I think you should start as early as possible, now that's not saying that you should expect an infant to drag out the vacuum and vacuum the whole house.





Once a child can follow through with a simple instruction , you can start... like after a session of play .. you can say something along these lines '; Put the Red Block in the Toy Box';.... That kind of thing ...


then when they are a little older they can start to dry some non-breakable dishes...just little chores :)





it actually doesn't matter though when you start to train them because by the time they hit their teen-age years they will have forgotten all you taught them and would prefer to live in squallor and not help out around the house without going ';AWWWWWWWWWW DO I HAVE TO ???';





;)





i am sure though that many don't go through that stage :)
well when they are old enough to take out there toys i think they are old enough to learn putting them away. my daughter is 2 and she picks up her toys. my son is 7 he also picks up after his self. when it comes to cleaning my lil girl likes to dust i dont make her she likes doing it what she can reach that is my son likes to vacume the floor i dont make him he wants too. and he likes helping with dishes but i usually have to re wash you know how lil kids are. but they both know when they come in from out side shoes go off and in the shoe box. when they take there clothes off they both know clothes go in the hamper not the floor. i think it all depends on the kid and parent on when to start. but if you dont want lazy kids id start as early as possible. oh and feeding the animals there animals my daughter feeds her fish, my son feeds his ferret
As soon as they can walk. They wouldn't do much, but you can start to teach and show them examples how to do some simple stuff. Even if they couldn't repeat all of that, their visual memory will start working and memories, helping in the future.
As soon as my future kid can walk, I am going to insist that he or she walk around town to the local businesses to put in his or her applications. I'll save the dishes for him or her to do as soon as he or she arrives home from work.





If they kid refuses to put in applications on account of not being able to effectively communicate at such a young age, I will threaten to immediately schedule a dentist appointment for him or her.
My daughter is 15 months and we already make sure that her toys are put away before she eats a meal and before she goes to bed.
Well, my 4 and 6 yr old put away their own cloths and keep their rooms clean. Our 10 yr old does the dishwasher, litter box and cleans his room. I think it gives them responsibility.
House chores start when the child is able to put up his own toys in the toy box.





So I say about one year old.





Gradually add more from there as they are capable of learning.
It all depends on the chore. I try to involve my son in as much as possible even from now, and he is only 19 months. He helps put his toys away, helps me mix things when cooking, stands with me as I'm doing the dishes and I tell him about it, he puts away the microwave dishes, and helps put things back in the fridge. If you teach them about everything you are doing, and let them do anything they are capable of doing, it doesn't have to start at a certain age, you just gradually add things as their capabilities increase.
Never too early to start! By two years old they should be able to pick up their own toys and put them in the toybox. By five, they should be able to clear their own dishes from the table at meals, pick up after themselves, and bring their dirty clothes to the hamper. By seven years old, they should know how to set and clear the table for meals, keep the common areas of the house tidy, load the dishwasher and put away the clean dishes that they can reach. (Silverware, pots and pans, things in lower cupboards.) By ten, they should know how to vaccumm and at least help with the laundry. I was doing laundry all by myself by 12 years old.
the sooner you start, the sooner they'll start getting used to it...
I started my kids early...I don't remember the exact age, but my foster child moved in with my right after his 4th b-day and another one at the age of three. They did chores (clean their room) right from the beginning. Now, the chores include...clean their room, wipe their bathroom counter (with help because of the cleaner), put away their clothes...and anything else they want to help with. I don't pay them for it, and don't plan on it till they get a little older and understand what it is they are getting paid for. Right now if I give them money, I have to physically put it in their bank as they give it back to me and say stuff like, this is to help pay for my food...clothes...etc! They are just a little confused about what it is to be a family...foster / adoption / natural...etc.





GOTTA LOVE THEM THOUGH!
I think the earlier you start the better. Our daughter is two and likes to help dry the dishes with us. We always let her when


she asks to help.


They can start tidying up their rooms at the same age with your help. Slowly increase their responsibilities as they grow older.
I have a little girl. When she is five 3+ I will clean her room with her and get her help. I will make it fun..but not expect her to do it herself. It will be a training session in progress. I will start by saying ';help me put the laundry here';. ';lets put away your toys so we dont step on them and hurt ourselves';. I will do that for about ten minutes to start. Then when my daughter hits about seven she will be expected to keep her room fairly clean. I was doing dishes with my sister at nine years old. That was hard work...but now I value a clean home. I wont push her to do dishes at nine..but at around nine ten she will be able to vacume and then she can do dishes if she wants to earn more on her allowance. When she is a teenager..id rather have her focusing on her studies and teaching her how to cook then have her washing up the supper dishes. She would learn more from cooking the meals then doing the dishes but will be expected to help out with the house hold chores on teh weekends...like doing the bathroom and vacuming once a week...as a teenager she will also be responsible for her own laundry.
I think its very important to start at an early age teaching our children responsibility. Starting with the picking up of toys that are scattered all over the living room or bedroom after an afternoon of delight. lol However, i dont think there is a specific age that you can say they are ready. You have to put into retrospect, their school activities and functions as well.


I will say this, be careful. My neice is now 14 and lives with my brother (her daddy) and her brother (15). She has been the ';woman of the house'; since the age of 7. She cooks and cleans and does all the laundry. She honestly doesnt know that this isnt a normal thing for her to do. I go and kidnap her and bring her home with me and give her a break. lol She never complains about it, but her brother does nothing. She takes care of the two men in her life. This is good grooming for family life later in her years, but i feel she has too much responsibility. She needs to be a teenage girl first and foremost.


Good luck to you.
i believe from the begging ,,, as they are crawling you help them pick up toy's put in toy box ext ,, my 8 year old this am sorted out all my washing in to piles whites ext was a great help and they know the quicker all chores are done the sooner i will do something with them, just make sure chores are age appropriate
you should teach them at 1 year old. There is no reason why a one year old can't help out in one way or another. My girls didn't do much, but they did something. When I would dust, I would give them a dust rag. They didn't really clean so much but they helped. My oldest will be 3 in April. Right now she helps me with laundry, dries dishes, picks up her toys, puts her clothes away, cleans her room, and helps me make the bed. My youngest will be two in April. Right now she also helps me with laundry (they toss the clothes out of the washer into the dryer), picks up her toys, and helps clean her room. Teach them as soon as they understand.
I started teaching my kids to pick up their toys at about a year old. They pick up their things before we go to bed. Oh yeah they are 3 and 17 months. My daughter will actually tell me at night that we forgot to clean up her floor. She also likes to help me with the laundry. I think it's very good to instill this in them. My parents didn't have any rules like this and for that I didn't know how to do laundry until I graduated from high school. ( Believe me I'm making up for it now)LOL





God Bless
you can start when you want but remember they are not going to do it to your standard for a long time. It is never to early to start just keep your cool when they dont perform to your liking