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When our kids were little, we had a chore checklist for all 3. Unfortunately, this did not mean that everything went smoothly, far from it.
(PS: parents who manage to make this work get my eternal admiration.)
Anyway, our chores board was a source of daily discussion. Because even though child 1’s bed still looked like a war zone, he (or she) did have a bitchy remark for child 2 who had not checked his or her list.
And then all hell broke loose:
“Yes, but I did that yesterday and you didn’t”
“I am the ONLY one here who ALWAYS does EVERYTHING”
“Liar”, “Cheater, …”
The bickering went on until one threw in the towel and angrily did his / her job after all (or ran away and nothing was done).
Tip for today
Take over a chore from of a housemate – without bragging about it or demanding anything in return.
Household Chores children can help with
Most (small) children love to help around the house. They like to have some responsibility and according to educationalists you help the children in their development and you avoid stressing them by learned helplessness.
Of course, an 18-month-old toddler can’t vacuum yet, but there are other chores where they can help. We have made a handy list for you per age group (based on info from www.oudersvannu.nl)
