Anthony turned 2 last month and really loves to help. Bless him. But sometimes he is more of a hindrance when it comes to the big house chores. Eg vacumming. He is just constantly under my feet. Any way I thought of things like putting his nappy in the bin (except pooey ones) washing in the machine help mum make the bed etc. Just small things like this. I was just wondering what everyone elses take on this is? Do you think he is too young or at an age where these things are just enforcing good habits for the future.
My daughter will be 3 in a week and she also loves to help me clean. We bought a Shark vac that is small, light and cordless for everyday touch ups and my daughter loves to use it. I have a Swiffer sweeper that you can shorten the handle, making it perfect for little ones to use. I also give Paige a squirt bottle of water and a paper towel to "wash" the french doors. She will clean her tub while taking a bath so I give her a new "Magic Eraser" to use as it has no chemicals. (That is all I use in her bathroom) I let her "help" fold the laundry by having her find all the socks and wash cloths. I think it is great to get them involved in household chores while they still think it is fun!
Hey how are you i have a 3 and 5year old, and when my daughter was two she loved helping out too...i let her vacumm here room, i also bought her a toy clothes line and when i hung the washing out she would hang her things out on her little one which she enjoyed doing...me and my parnter also get her to help us cooking meels, making her bed, tidying room, etc
I think it is great! My daugher is almost 2 and also likes to help, sometimes! LOL! She helps by getting me out a bowl from her cupboard for meals, and getting me cups. She also puts the dirty dishes into the sink and her dirty bottles.
She puts things in the bin and helps pick up her toys with me. I think it is great habits to start at an early age!
All our girls have their special little jobs. Our 2 year old takes nappies into the bathroom at night and puts the dirty ones in the rubbish for us. She also picks up the bottles of the younger one and puts them on the table for us.
Our 1 year old helps to put the plug in the bath at night. Our older 2 help with whatever we can find for them.
The only thing we can't get any of them to do, is pick up their toys!!!!!!!!!
My kids have helped with everything from as soon as they could. My daughter loves to vacuum, she does a good job too. we have a dishwasher and the kids packt hat and put it away. they help chris atm with the washing as i am unable to walk. the give me dinner and help with dinner, specially my daughter. she is a good cook.
i would get him to help with everything and see what he doesnt like and just not get him to help with those.
there are some that you cant get them to help with like bathroom and loo (the chemicles at that age), but after awhile he can help.
Both my boys help with vacuuming, dusting, packing toys away, making beds, general tidying & loading the washing machine. They love to help & if it takes an extra half hour or more it doesn't worry me - I just love the fact that they WANT to help & am lapping it up while they still do, HAHA! There is nothing wrong with letting them help at any age (my boys have been doing it since they started to walk), it's good to teach them things.
dishes (plastic ones of course) is another thing you could do. logan has helped with them for ages. give him a tea towel and ask him to dry them at first. rhiannon puts her washing in the basket and dishes on the bench toys away and trys to help with the vacumming etc. it might be a bit of a hassle now but when he gets older it will make life alot easier for you. ::)'s if he understands what you are doing he can start to help.
Let your little one feel helpful. When your little one is not looking or around go back and complete the job. Letting them feel that they are also important to the household is a great confidence booster. Look at it this way. Your little one admires you. Your little one wants to be like you. What a compliment...
I had my son start to help me at about 18 months and he loved it. I started with me handing him dirty spoons and forks to put in the basket in the dishwasher. I also had him throw dirty clothes in the washer and he loved that too. He is now 3 so he helps a lot more, but then again he refuses to help on other stuff.
But definitely, "helping" is not everyday because things do take double or triple the time to finish.
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