For kids, doing a household chore is the best thing for them. It makes them to feel capable and also makes them to feel like they can do something to help the family.
The trick to getting kids to do chores is not to force them, but to make it fun. When kids completed some chores, you need to reward them either with a coin, a candy or even something more fun.
Here are the guidelines for kid’s chores by age, which you can adjust according to your own child capabilities and the needs of your family.
Advised kids chores by age
Age 2-3
Pick up toys
Throw away trash
Dust
Put clothes in the hamper
Wipe baseboards
Clean out the car
Age 4-6
All previous chores
Clean their room
Make their bed
Set table
Clean up their dishes
Wipe tables
Feed and water pets
Put laundry away
Help put groceries away
Empty small trash bins
Water Plants / Flowers
Age 7-10
All previous chores
Fold laundry
Put laundry away
Meal prep
Wipe down bathroom
Toilets
Vacuuming
Sweeping
Take out trash
Pull weeds
Walk dog
Clean up after dog
Load dishwasher
Empty dishwasher
Age 11-15
All previous chores
Mopping
Prepare a full meal
Tend to garden
Snow removal
Help with siblings
Babysit
Their own laundry
Age 16+
All previous chores
Help with errands
Help transport siblings
All lawn care