How do you get your children to clean? This is truly a never-ending topic, but the gist of it is this: you start by allowing them to help when they ask to (even if they’re too young at the time). Doing chores together as a family, with each member contributing in a meaningful way, however small, enhances the feeling of belonging and creates future cleaning habits.
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Should you make your kids do chores?
Parents often think it’s better to let kids be kids, as they’ll have plenty of time later in life to worry about household chores. Actually, quite the opposite appears to be true, according to studies: giving kids chores has multiple benefits. To name just a few:
- the feeling of belonging and creating good habits;
- kids learn to work as part of a team, for common interest;
- chores help kids learn responsibility and obtain useful new life skills;
- kids feel competent when they do chores, moving toward becoming independent and happy adults.
What do you do when your child won’t clean up?Â
So, we’ve established it’s very important and beneficial for kids to do chores, but what to do when they refuse? There are usually several typical answers your child will give you when they don’t want to do a chore. Here’s what you can say in return:
There are certainly many things you don’t particularly want to do either (like scrub the bathroom and toilet), but telling that to your child would be counterproductive. What you should do instead is look your child straight in the eyes and show them compassion. Try putting yourself in their shoes and tell them you understand. Be kind and caring when explaining why the chore has to be done nonetheless. Finally, ask them nicely to do the chore.
“Just a minute” in kids’ vocabulary stands for a way to postpone something they don’t want to do to the point when the person making the request will forget about it. When your kids tell you “just a minute”, you can try the following trick: tell them alright, and that you’ll be setting the timer to one minute. Get the confirmation they’ll do the chore after a minute is done and you’re all set.
Letting your kids decide when they’ll do chores has positive effects, allowing them to get more involved in the process. Ask your child to select the exact time they’ll do the chore, and make sure they stick to their promise.
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