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6 Ways Kids Benefit From Doing Chores
You’ve probably heard about the parents that create chore charts and tape them to the fridge for their kids to follow, or maybe you’re that parent. You start out with the best of intentions and patiently explain to your kids how to do their chores. Then reality hits and you realize that a 6 year old just isn’t going to do that great of a job at cleaning the living room as you had hoped. Instead of feeling disappointed, take a minute to appreciate what your child is learning from the experience. There are tons of ways that doing chores is actually more beneficial to the child than the household. Here’s 6 examples:
1.) They function better as adults. There have been actual studies that have linked success later in life with doing chores early on. Apparently, picking up toys, cleaning counters and taking out the trash build confidence. So, hand your 5-year old a toilet brush and tell them you’re doing this for them.
2.) They develop better fine motor skills. This one might be a stretch, but giving your little kids a chance to work with their hands around the house can help them develop their fine motor skills. washing or drying dishes is a great way to start.
3.) They learn to work well with others. Even if you have an only child, they’ll have to work with you to get the chores done, which means they’ll be learning to work with others. Literally. If your herd of kids includes 2 or more kids, they’ll work together to assign roles and get the job done.
4.) They’ll get to learn the value of money. If you give your kids an allowance and tie it to their chores, they’ll learn that hard work has a value. When they hold the money in their hands, they’ll have a physical representation of what their work is worth. Making them save the money to spend on something later will teach them about delayed gratification.
5.) They’ll develop a work ethic. Asking your kids to help around the house will make them feel proud of what they’ve accomplished. Add a little praise and some reward to help foster their work ethic.
6.) They’ll learn self-discipline. As an adult, you know that there are often things you have to do, but don’t want to do. You do them anyway, because you have self-discipline. As a kid, this is an important lesson to learn. Kids with better self-discipline do better in school and are better about doing their homework, even when they don’t want to.
Giving your kids chores to do is the best way to make sure they grow up to be well-rounded and responsible adults. Even if you feel like a terrible parent for asking them to pull their weight around the house, they’ll appreciate the lessons they learned from doing simple chores around the house later in life.
Source: Big Ways Your Children Benefit From Having Chores
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