Parents should consider carefully the child's willingness to be left alone, the child's day to day responsibility, the child's ability to anticipate and avoid unsafe situations. Chores Children want to feel useful and have a sense that they are contributing to the family. To help children learn household responsibilities, parents might allow children to choose from a list of chores. Paid chores should be in addition to what is generally expected. Drying dishes, putting away folded clothes, or emptying trash cans may be chores that earn allowance and contribute to the family.
Money becomes more important since children now understand how it is valued in our society.
Charts with pictures to check-off chores help children remember what to do. The older children get, the more capable they are, but remember to choose age-appropriate duties. Ties that Stress. The Hurried Child. All grown up and no place to go.