| Most of us had to do chores when we were growing | | | | love to mix things, be it cake mix or dirt and water. |
| up. In today's society, however, parents are drifted | | | | Asking them to help gives them the feeling that they |
| away from this practice. Chores are imperative as a | | | | are helping and measuring or counting different |
| source to teach your child responsibility, time | | | | ingredients is helpful in building their math skills. An older |
| management, and organization. These are all skills that | | | | child can be taught to cook simple dishes. Having your |
| your child will need as he grows into adulthood. There | | | | child start with scrambled eggs or some other easy |
| are several chores that will not only help to teach your | | | | foods will at least ensure that after he grows up, he |
| child the skills that have already been mentioned, they | | | | will not be coming to your house every night for dinner. |
| are also housekeeping skills that every adult needs to | | | | Laundry is another important skill that your child will |
| know. | | | | need to know when he is an adult. Teaching your child |
| The first chore that many of us learned as small | | | | how to sort colors, the proper water temperature that |
| children was to make our bed. This simple activity | | | | he should use, and when to add the fabric softener will |
| teaches a child to be neat and also can help with time | | | | also teach him to pay attention to detail. It can also help |
| management development. Having your child make his | | | | him with his organizational skills as he folds the clothing |
| bed before he goes to school will teach him that he | | | | and systematically puts it away. Again, this may also |
| only has a set amount of time to get the job done. | | | | prevent your college-age children from bringing two |
| After a few weeks, he will have no difficulty in having | | | | bags of laundry home for you to do every weekend. |
| his bed made in time to leave for school. | | | | These are a just a few of the many chores that you |
| Another chore that is beneficial to your child is cleaning | | | | can assign to your child. You should keep in mind that |
| his room. By teaching your child that there is a place | | | | your younger children may not do a very good job to |
| for everything and everything has its place, you are | | | | begin with. Do not be critical of the job that they have |
| also teaching him to keep his room organized. As your | | | | done. The important thing is that they have completed |
| child grows, you can ask his opinion as to where he | | | | the task. In a short amount of time, you may be |
| wants things to be placed in his room. You may be | | | | surprised at how well your children perform these |
| surprised at the amount of organization skills that he | | | | chores. |
| has developed. | | | | As the children improve, they will learn the importance |
| When your child becomes age appropriate, you should | | | | of doing a task and doing it well. These chores will also |
| begin teaching them their way around the kitchen. In | | | | prove to be helpful in their adult lives. As it is with |
| today's society, it is surprising that a number of young | | | | everything else in life, practice makes perfect. |
| adults cannot cook for themselves. Younger children | | | | |