Kids want to help around house, but it is not always helpful.

Hello minnie0923 and welcome to the myLot It is sweet that your children want to help around the house. My children were that way when they were little ones. Sometimes I just sucked it up and redid the work because I felt it important for them to contribute. But the one thing that I did that seemed helpful was to assign tasks that were age appropriate, then I really applauded them and built them up in these chores. For instance, my youngest was assigned toilet cleaning duties. I got him all the tools he needed, plus the proper gear to wear, and I bragged about how important this job was and that he was most suited for the task because he was the shortest in the family and could do the job best as it was down at his level. He took his position very seriously and did a great job. I gave out awards for their different tasks, and we had ceremonies in which the awards were given. It was great fun and they also were able to contribute in real ways. Peace. I love the world!

I am glad to know that you a have two little kid who supports you and who helps you through your works. Anyway never makes your kid disappointed. Give them simple easy tasks which they can do. If such things can find a good time on your kids then why don’t you give up for the kids.

I can understand. My daughter, 5 years old, also want to do the dishes and other things in the house. Bear in mind! They just want to be helpful. For one, they can help to clear their own toys and stuff. This is one thing I do with my daughter. I often scrub toilet floors when showering. When we shower together, I will scrub the floor. But she wants to do something too, right? There is this stepper stool my daughter has. I let her wash that. She enjoys the soap and water, and will scrub it clean. After that, I will just rinse it all clean. No harm done in this way! There are a lot of things they can help around the house without much fixing thereafter. You can let them put away the cutlery or wipe the dishes. After a few minutes, they would want to do some other things. Good luck, Minnie!

I can understand that these two don't do things exactly right but they ARE trying. Alot of kids don't even want to help. I certainly wouldn't discourage them. The more experience they have the better they will get at it. Or, perhaps, they could do some other things. I think it is really commendable that they even want to help.

Kudos for you having kids who want to be helpful! My now 12.5 year old NEVER wanted to help out & her entire life getting her to do anything helpful was like pulling teeth (heck, getting her to do anything that's not top on her priority list - showering & getting dressed included - is like pulling teeth!)... however, my 9 year old has always been helpful. You have issues with having to refold the laundry - suck it up & let them fold their own laundry. It's their clothes so they can have imperfections in them. Or, whatever they want to do, they wont get to your standards unless you actually let them do it & make mistakes. Practice makes perfect! So, let them do what they (safely) can/want to to help you out & then, to not hurt their feelings, redo it once they go to bed!

I think that it is great that your children would like to help you, and if you don't let them help you at all now then there is a chance that they would get lazy and then not be able to help you in later life either. You should try to find things that they can do at their age, for example dusting or perhaps hoovering if your machine is light. This means that they know they're helping, but they are all things that they could easily do. As they get older, you should increase their chores so that they're doing things that are right for their age, and by the time they are adults they should be doing a fair share of the work around the house.

I think it's great to let them help even if you have to redo things. Besides setting them tasks that were suitable to their abilities, I tried to take the time to teach the kids how to fold laundry or do dishes or to sweep a floor. Once I showed them how to do it, then watched them do it a couple of times, they could do a good job of it.

When I was a child, I wanted to be treated as an adult, and try to act in the adult way. I always showed to my parents that I can do what they can do. To parents, it is not a wise way to refuse children's help. Though in most time their help can not bring you benefit, it is important for them to building their self-confidence which may be very important in their future lives. So the feasible way is choose something they really can do, and make them do for you. If you make it, you give your praise on their behavior that help you education your children and help you children foster the habit to help you in the future.

That is good manifestation that you kids has the intention of helping you, though it is not that helpful what really matters there is the willingness to help... right? I hope they would not change when they grow up..

Give them each a specific task, that they can't mess up.