You, as parent often include a household chore for your child from an
early age. This helps them in their house chores but also keep children busy
doing something productive. Parents often sit down work around a chart of daily
household chores to keep their kids involved in. More often than not it is to
keep them busy, but this reaps immense long-term benefits for the child too.
Therefore, Parents who do not involve kids in chores should start doing so!
Let us talk about
six reasons why you should include a household chore for your child.
1.
Confidence
Do you often see your toddler trying to stack dishes in the dishwasher
or try to help you in gardening? Most parents try to keep their child off by
saying they can help when they grow older. Don’t stop them from trying to do
something new. Instead, encourage them to help in such daily chores which are
not harmful and safe for them under your supervision. This helps a lot in
building their confidence and a ‘can-do’ attitude. If encouraged to get things
done themselves, kids can grow into confident adults who will accept to take up
challenges.
2.
Skills
Involving kids in regular chores around the house hones their motor
skills to a great extent. Pulling out the weed from the garden, trying to sweep
or cleaning a part of their room, all of these involve physical activity.
It helps them develop physical strength and motor skills in the right way.
3.
Knowledge
You can impart basic knowledge and let them practice things like simple
math while helping you out. Ask them to bring you four spoons or pick out five
potatoes and watch them learn math in a fun way. Ask them to select things,
which start with some letter while cleaning it, and develop a sound sense of
alphabet. Inculcating music and dancing while doing daily chores is also a
great way to hone their skills and develop creativity.
4.
Team-work
If you have more than one child, let them share chores amongst
themselves and interchange their activity now and then. This works fine even if
you have a single child. You can involve him or her to help you out with
certain activities. This teaches teamwork. Also changing their work or making
them do different chores, not repeating the same chore will not bore them out
easily. It teaches them how to be flexible.
5.
Delayed gratification
Children love rewards, treats or anything to look forward to while
getting something done. Instead of immediate rewards, inculcate a habit of
delayed gratification like pocket money at the end of the week or a special
treat. This will motivate them motivated to do their daily
chores. Working for something and finding motivation are crucial in navigating
through life.
6.
Discipline
Successful people have a basic difference from the rest – they show up!
Irrespective of how they feel about a work at hand, they get down and dirty and
ensure it is done. Involving kids in daily chores without fail instills a sense
of discipline in them. This will help them shine in education, work,
relationships and more or less every aspect of life.
A little amend in daily routine imbibes in them values of life. To
begin with, to include a household chore for your child is the most simple one
which also teaches them the value of money giving them
their much needed positive attention.
