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What chores does your 4-5 year old complete?

posted 6th Jan
I realize I have not given my child any responsibility. She has started to take on personal chores on her own but I need to know what chores she can do around the house besides picking up her own toys. Does your child do any chores? Do they get rewarded or are these things that are expected of them for being a member of the family? Any help is appreciated. Thanks  
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I have 1 child & 1 angel baby & live in Beverly Hills, California
posted 6th Jan
She sets the table, dusts, vacuums her room, picks up her toys, and helps with the mopping. She's 5 years old. She does get rewarded in a sticker chart and when she has so many stickers, we take her to the firing range (if she didn't like the range, we would do allowance).
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I have 1 child & live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
posted 6th Jan
He picks up his toys, helps with dishes, helps me cook. Not much.  
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I have 2 kids & live in New York
posted 6th Jan
He's 6 but nothing at all.
Apart from putting his washing in the laundry. No rewards.
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I have 3 kids & live in New Zealand
posted 6th Jan
Quoting khigh:" She sets the table, dusts, vacuums her room, picks up her toys, and helps with the mopping. She's 5 years ... [snip!] ... chart and when she has so many stickers, we take her to the firing range (if she didn't like the range, we would do allowance)."



What age did you start all of the chores?

My husband and I have been talking and he thinks her major chores should be feeding the dogs.
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I have 1 child & 1 angel baby & live in Beverly Hills, California
posted 6th Jan
Quoting Regina George:" What age did you start all of the chores? My husband and I have been talking and he thinks her major chores should be feeding the dogs."

She started dusting and cleaning her room at 2 years old.

She feeds her rats, but that's not really a chore. They are in her room and need to be fed and the cage needs to be cleaned if she wants them in there!
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I have 1 child & live in Fort Sill, Oklahoma
posted 6th Jan
Mine are 3 and 5.

They help me make their beds, pick up toys, put laundry in appropriate baskets, clear their plates ( good in trash, played in sink) they sometime help me sweep ( hold the dust pan)

No rewards.
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I have 2 kids & live in Albuquerque, New Mexico
posted 6th Jan
DD is 6 yrs old. She doesn't have many chores. She just needs to make sure her room is picked up. If I ask her to help with something she does it.

No rewards. Maybe when she is older, but for now, it isn't needed IMO.
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I live in Ohio
posted 6th Jan
I get a lot of crap from people (mostly family members) because I don't give my children chores.....I know how much I hated them when I was younger....lol. And DH was raised where he didn't have to do chores. But I do occasionally ask them to clean their room when needed, or help me pick up a little and they will help, and I do reward them when they do it. I don't know, I guess I look at it differently than many others do...I look at it as they are children and should be carefree (to an extent...lol). I know people who have their kids do EVERYTHING....like their kids come home from school, have to do their homework, then dinner then chores and bed...and they don't have any play time...that drives me crazy. But I am a SAHM, so I don't mind doing everything...to me it's my job.
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I'm due August 21st (a boy), have 3 kids & live in Toledo, Ohio
posted 6th Jan
My daughters are 4 and 2. They have to clean their room everday. The 4yr old has to take care of the dog and cat (feed and water). She does the normal daily stuff put her dishes in the sink, throw trash away, put her clothes in the laundry.

She usually helps with anything we are doing. she will vacuum. However we use a chore chart on her Nabi 2 tablet. when she collects coins she gets to buy games on her tablet.

My 2 yr old does the same things, or we are trying to get her to do the same things.
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I have 2 kids & live in Texas City, Texas
posted 6th Jan
the main chore is just pick up his toys, and then if i mop with the swifter ill let him do that
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I have 1 child & live in Chicopee, Massachusetts
posted 6th Jan
A doesn't do to much. He has to pick up all the toys at night and he puts his dirty clothes down the shoot. When we have calves he helps with measuring the milk and washing the pales out, but in the winter he's kind of a bum.   I'm to picky to have him dust or anything.
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I have 2 kids & live in Winnebago, Minnesota
posted 6th Jan
my son just turned 6 he cleans his own room /vaccums it too and picks up the farrets poop and he helps SO take out the trash and picks up his own toys !!
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I have 2 kids & live in Amarillo, Texas
posted 6th Jan
Mine is 4. She feeds the pets sets and clears the table, loads and unload. The dishwasher. Vacuums . Put toys.away cleans room. Sorts and puts her dirty laundry in the laundry room every morning and night. Puts her clean clothes away.

Makes her before every morning.makes her lunch.for school. Helps take out the garbage on garbage day.
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I have 3 kids & live in Ontario
posted 7th Jan
My five year is responsible for picking up after himself (toys away, clothes in the hamper, dishes in the sink).
I ask him to do various other things, like helping pick up after his sister, getting
his school bag packed, or getting things for me out of the garage...
some are expected; some he earns money for.
All money he earns is split between savings, tithing, and spending.
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I live in California
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