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Parenting Your Children Positively: How To Stop Being Your Child's Personal Servant

"My kids are just lazy.""Why is it so up. Simple game you can play with your
hard for my daughter to keep her room child and you get the room cleaned up
clean?""It's easier to avoid a fight and all at the same time. The key to having a
just do my children's chores for responsible child is having expectations
them.""If I let my kids clean, I'll just for them. Are they always going to do
have to go back and redo things what is asked of them? No, but always
anyway..."Have you ever had thoughts like including them in family duties, not only
these? I'm sure every parent has. So, teaches them responsibility, but really
what to do?How can you get your children makes them feel like they are a part of
to help out around the house - and maybe the family and that they are important
even enjoy it?Last Friday, a parent in my to you. The bonus here is that you get to
daughter's first grade class asked me the spend more time with your child in a
following question:"I'm thinking of positive way.Here is a list of possible
giving my son some responsibility ideas fro you to have your children help
or 'chores' to teach him responsibility you with:4 year olds and younger:*
for himself and others and property. Do Putting toys away (even if at first it is
you have any ideas on what would be only a few)* helping you put silverware
appropriate for a 6 year away. Give them the spoons to put in the
old?....."Ahhh...creating a responsible drawer. (
child. YES, I think giving children of course most will not end up in the
responsibility right place at first, but that is ok)*
at an early age is fantastic! If you Have them help you with dinner (putting
haven't started giving your children dry ingredients into a recipe)* Have them
responsibility, start NOW!!Children love put away kitchen wash towels or rags in
to have structure in their lives, they the drawer that they can reach* Have them
may not always act like they put non breakable items (Fruit ) into the
do, but studies have shown that refrigerator after grocery
structure and responsibility are actually shopping.* Have them get diapers or
two wipes that you may need for changing a
things that children crave in their younger sibling* Have them push in the
daily lives. You can start as early as 18 chairs after dinner* Give them a broom
months of age with responsibility. Now I and ask them to sweep ( Again they won't
know that many of you are thinking, be good at it, but
Tammi is crazy, how can an 18 month old praise them, they are trying and that is
learn responsibility? An example of this what is most important)5 years old and
is when your child is done playing with up:* Increase the frequency in which they
something ask them to help you pick it are responsible for things* Put their
up. If there are blocks laying on the dirty dishes on the counter or rinse them
floor, say, 'Can you help mommy put one off in the sink* Set the table (Have all
block in the box?' Show them what you the plates, utensils, cups, etc. out for
mean and have them follow your example. them and have
Once your child has done this once, make them set the table)*Have them sweep
a big deal out of it. Praise them, clap after dinner*Empty part or all of the
for them, give them a high five or a dishwasher or put clean dishes away after
hug. Have fun with the fact that your they are
child washed* Feed a pet water or food* Clean
just listened to you and helped you pick up their dirty laundry and make sure that
up a toy. You not only can use this time it is put in the proper place* Have them
as a time for when you are teaching make their own bed (It may not look like
responsibility, but a general time for what you want it to, but fix
teaching. For example, 'Can you pick up it later after they have left the room)*
a toy that has red on it and put it in Have them put away their backpack and
your basket?' Not only are they cleaning coat after school* Have them get their
up, but they are working on color, clothes out for school the next day* Give
number, shape recognition as well. Make them a Clorox wipe and have them wipe
a game out of learning and your child down the bathroom counters* Give them a
will pick up not only their toys, but rag with dusting product on it and have
essential academics as well.For children them dust all the furniture
that are older, play the 'I Spy' game at their levelThe list is endless, be
with them. If their room is a creative and mix it up from time to
mess, go up there with them and say 'I time.I have found with my own kids that
spy something green'. When they pick up they more I involve them in my daily
the green item, say yes and have them activities, the more they are willing to
put it away. Then have your child spy help me out and not put up a fight.
something for you to pick out and pick




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