Regular chores establish helpful habits and good attitudes about work. Having chores also teaches valuable lessons about life and creates an understanding that there are jobs that must be done to run a household. Children who grow up perceiving chores as a normal part of life will find the flow into adulthood much easier than those without responsibility will. Choose age appropriate jobs for children based on their physical and mental abilities. Most parents underestimate their children's abilities in this area.
Preschoolers can handle one or two simple daily jobs.
Older children can manage two or three daily jobs along with one or two weekly jobs. Don't assume that since your child has seen you do the task that she can do it herself. The next step is to let your child help you, followed by your child doing the chore as you supervise. At the point you feel that your child has mastered the job she can take over responsibility for it. A chore chart on which a child can make daily check marks is one helpful technique.