what is the age that a child should be given chores?

[Momyplease]

I was wondering what age is the right age to give chores to your child and what kinds?

[Mom2Just1]

My son at 4 (he turns 4 on Friday) has to clean his room, pick up any toys in the living room, helps load the dishwasher, rinse dishes, and takes his plate to the kitchen to set on the counter. 

[PRMommy86]

DS will be 4 next month and soo far these are the chores hes had for about 2 yrs lol. But I dont know what else for him to do. I try getting him to clean his room but he doesnt grrr

Quoting Mom2Just1:

My son at 4 (he turns 4 on Friday) has to clean his room, pick up any toys in the living room, helps load the dishwasher, rinse dishes, and takes his plate to the kitchen to set on the counter. 

[callansmomma]

My son has had chores since about 2.5 or maybe he was closer to 3.  His chores were/are to take out the recycling (when he was younger he wasn't allowed to touch glass items), clear his plates from the table, put dirty clothes in the hamper, and clean his play room.  He is 5.5 now and those are still his main chores.  He does help out with other things around the house when I ask.

[mrs.monty]

My son is 6 yrs.old and he likes to help me with putting the laundry in the washer and then when ready to put in the dryer he puts the wet clothes in the dryer.  When im doing his laundry i ask him to gather all of his clothes that may have not made it to his hamper, then bring the hamper to the laundry room and then put the clothes into the washer, he loves to do it.  It all started when he was about 4 cause that's when he noticed that i was washing his favorite blanket and he would screem on the top of his lungs bagging me not to wash it, so i made a game out of it where he can help me put all his clothes into the washmachine and then he had to put his blanket in, but before he put it in he gave it a big squeeze and threw it in and wished it a happy bath time,  this way i didn't have to put up with his screeming when i need to wash his blanket.  Now that he's 6, he just helps put it in.  He will also sometimes help carry boxes to the dumpster while i carry the big bag of garbage.  I guess there is no right or wrong age limit to having kids help with the chores it all depends on wheather the parent is willing to encourgage the child to help with the chores.  Of course you would'nt ask a 2 or 3 yr.old to go wash the car for you, but you get what i'm trying to say, and i've also notice that other mom's are telling their kids to go clean their room and they won't do it, then that's when you need to step in and make a fun game out of it,  play a game saying who can pick up more toys you or them?  And i garanty they will help you clean up their toys. As they get older they should hopfully start helping with the chores more, like washing the dishes, taking out trash by themselves, mowing the lawn, things like that, if you get them started as they are young it will become easer as they grow up, but if you don't start now when they are 3 or 4 it will only get harder for them to help out around the house when they become a teenager.  Trust me. I know. Thanks for the post, hope this helps you out.

Have a super great Day.

 

[tdcinc2005]

My son is 10, and his responsibility is the living room. he clears the coffee table and vacuums the floor. Other than that, he jsut helps me out. He puts away the water bottles we fill up every other day with tap water. He'll take out the trash for me. He'll clean up the bathroom by putting all clothes in the hamper and putting everything away around the sink. He always puts the wet things in the dryer for me. (I pull it out of the washer and throw it down to him and he puts in dryer). And then he puts all the clean clothes on my bed so that i can fold it all and i let him put away his own clothes and the towels and washcloths. Of course he has to clean his room, but its like a once a week thing, if that, and i know when i ask him to do that he only makes a path....LOL so about once every couple months(his room is so small, i feel like i have him in a closet) we work together to put things away correctly and organize. But thats it. really, .........he'll do anything i ask. Might not be as well as i'd do it, but still better than not done at all. To the point of attempting to teach how to clean the cat little box.....ROFL......which is not going over well.....

[jeh81489]

I say 3, I am aslo a Child Development major and 3 is said to be a good age to start chores. My son is 3 and he follows my chores pretty good such as clean up all his toys when he is done, and some other things not to much though but ones that are simple enough to follow.