Comments on: Age Appropriate Chores

By: Age Appropriate Chores : Not Before Coffee

Age Appropriate Chores : Not Before Coffee — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:24:15 +0000

[...] up toys It helps if they have one large toy box to throw them [...]

By: J Earl

J Earl — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:57:53 +0000

Hello,
I am Jared Earl, I am 14 and and live on a small farm in western WA,
On sat. I work a full 12 hours.
I biuld fences and tend to the farm.
when i turned 13 it started ernin my keep.
we come from a long line of farmers from NV,
I am thankfull!

By: Danelle

Danelle — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:36:41 +0000

oh, I mean the information about who like wrote the artical. If you have it that whould really help me!

By: pickel

pickel — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:49:16 +0000

I would love to see a special needs one on this…sometimes even age appropriate chores are too hard for kids with special needs. Great ideas for kids though!

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Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:51:37 +0000

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By: Gayla McCord

Gayla McCord — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:26:39 +0000

Danielle, I’m glad the list helped. I’m not exactly sure what you need when you say you need the citation information though.

By: Danelle

Danelle — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:17:48 +0000

I love your site, I am 13 and I am doing a science project, its a survey about chores for kids of different ages! This really helped, but I need the citation information! If you could get that posted on the site or email it to me that would be awesome! Thank you for all of the help from your website Nanny Jo Jo, hee hee Im also a fan of your work and the show!

By: kathylynn

kathylynn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:14:50 +0000

I am a huge fan of chores. With 4 kids I just can’t do everything by myself. Good advice!

By: Donnette Davis

Donnette Davis — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:11:29 +0000

Perhaps in an ideal world this could happen. Not in my lifetime as a single mom of 6… I have to pay my kids, bribe them or buy chocolate for them to help wash dishes or fold the laundry! At age 20 my daughter still is unable (or unwilling?) to make her own lunch for work…lol

But the theory is good, would be great if we could instil these essential lifeskills into our kids… My folks did it to us back in the day, which is probably why I know how to mother, nurture, sew, cook, clean, budget, run a household, homeschool and work from my office at home… all (mostly) with a smile on my face )

Blessings

By: Judi T.

Judi T. — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:51:43 +0000

Some parents don’t seem to realize how important life skills are, my son’s friend, Andy, moved in with us last year and I was blown away at the lack of life skills this HS junior had. As my sons Den Leader in Cub Scouts I worked with all “my” boys teaching them how to shop, cook, CPR, and many other important life skills, and I am always surprised when I hear parents make excuses why their child “needs” to be totally taken care of. Parents don’t seem to understand that by teaching kids to become self sufficient they are not only preparing them for the future but instilling a sense of pride and accomplishment that so many of our teens lack today. Yes it may be easier to just do it yourself, or you may like to cater to the needs of your family however teaching kids to cook, clean, shop etc… is a true need for both boys and girls. Andy has been with us almost a year now and by learning these life skills his self esteem has risen and he has thanked us many times for caring enough not just to let him stay with us but to learn things he didn’t think he could do for himself.