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HOUSEHOLD CHORES BUILDING-UP YOUR CHILD FUNCTIONAL SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITY Steps for Teaching Your Child to Do Chores BENEFITS OF DOING CHORES. Build basic life skills Begin at your child’s level. It is much easier to start work on his/her interests. Start with what your child is capable of. Give him a slightly more challenging task to keep your child engaged and motivated when he achieves. Communicate clearly. Practice developmentalfunctional skills Instill Personal Responsibility & Self-Discipline Foster Independence Teach Time Management Make an explanation short and clear. Use positive language. Give visual supports, such as organized schedules or charts with picture icons. Go slow and be patient. Focus on process and problem solving rather than outcomes. Break task down to small steps. Be creative. Don’t be afraid to modify tasks or give a new one. Praise effort and acknowledge the benefits. The main purpose of teaching a child to do household chores is to provide opportunities to learn and practice functional skills and make a child more independent with appropriate support from family. Focus or rely too much on outcome and productivity could lessen the desirable benefits. Look at your child contribution. Don’t judge from your expectation. Identify what he has achieved and learned. Reinforce positive response. Give verbal praise and acknowledge your child’s work sincerely are very powerful reinforcements. Chores can be rewarded by tokens for redeeming a favorite choice of toys or privileges. Do not use love for bargaining. AGE-APPROPRIATE CHORES 2 - 4 year olds 4 - 6 year olds 7-12 year olds Help make the bed Set table Put dishes in the sink Make bed Clean and organize the cabinets or storage closet Pick up toys and books Clean room Help wash the car Put laundry in laundry basket Help preparing food to cook. Vacuum the car Help feed pets Carrying and putting away groceries Learn to wash dishes Help wipe up messes Loading the dishwasher Help prepare simple meals Dusting Sorting laundry by color Basic meal planning Mop in areas with help. Water garden Type/write Grocery list Self-help skills: Brush teeth, choose cloths, or use potty Feed pet Help with shopping Set out clothes for the next day Clean the bathroom Set out backpack, shoes etc. Plant flowers, vegetables or plants Rake leaves Walk the dog Developmental Benefits of Chores Tasks Put laundry in laundry basket Help wipe up messes Areas of development Dusting Wiping floor Clean room Pick up toys and books Help preparing food to cook Clean and organize the cabinets or storage closet Put dishes in the sink Carrying and putting away groceries Water garden Gardening: mowing grass, planting, watering, rake leaves Tactile sensory perception Motor-planning skills o Eye-hand coordination o Gross motor coordination o Direction: Move left & right, up & down Visual-spatial perception o Relationship of space to his body o Related to sense of mobility and direction Sensory processing o Gustation (taste) by tasting food Fine motor movement Cognitive ability o Differentiating & matching o Sorting & Organizing o Problem-solving skills Learn steps Goal-oriented effort Communication o Vocabulary learning (name, action, etc.) o Follow simple or multi instructions. Eye-hand coordination Gross motor movement Physical strength Sensory processing o Vestibular: Balancing body o Multi-movement task Sensory processing o Tactile o Olfactory (smell) o Vestibular: Balancing body o Proprioception (the sense of knowing one's position in space) Fine & gross motor movement o Handiness Feed pet Walk the dog Psychological o Bonding with pet o Sense of belonging o Be responsible Communication o Read gesture, non-verbal clues