Hellobee Boards Topic: When will you assign chores to your LO?

Hellobee Boards Topic: When will you assign chores to your LO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:34:03 +0000 erwoo on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-149310 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:31:58 +0000 erwoo 149310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Does cleaning up his own toys count as chores? If so, then we started as soon as my oldest son started walking around 11 months. ;) mrbee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-149299 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:22:45 +0000 mrbee 149299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @winniebee: Yah I use a pumice stone on the heels of my feet, and I make him do it for me when we're in the tub together. winniebee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-149298 Sat, 05 May 2012 19:20:00 +0000 winniebee 149298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: LOL scrub your feet? My husband jokes that he is going to have our son take the trash out at age 2. My feeling is that when he is walking and communicating, he should help with putting away his toys, etc. and then go from there. I feel like by age 5 he could have actual chores assigned to him, but who knows. 808love on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-149049 Sat, 05 May 2012 08:54:57 +0000 808love 149049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a parent whose 3 kids were students at our school. They were awesome so I asked the mom how she 'did it'. She said she gave them responsibilities (chores) from very very young. I told that to a friend 5 years ago and now she has her 5 year old 'making dinner' and he's such an awesome responsible big brother. MyLO has a play broom and she loves to sweep things. She follows DH while he's vacuuming with it. Yesterday, I showed her where 'her spot' is to put away her broom. It's just for fun for now...but I know there will come a day real soon that even if she just takes care of her own things, I will be so happy. DH has been getting her used to 'packing' her beach bag. Get your ball. Get your beach toys. Get your towel. I hope I'm able to teach her well in this department. So I would say starting at 2 years old. Folding washcloths or something...anything. heffalump on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148887 Fri, 04 May 2012 20:47:36 +0000 heffalump 148887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: they're even worse with my lo! She could get away with anything when my moms watching her. mrbee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148825 Fri, 04 May 2012 20:14:47 +0000 mrbee 148825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @artbee: Haha wow, your parents were pushovers! chopsuey on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148653 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:22:04 +0000 chopsuey 148653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We'll start around 4.. maybe even earlier? heffalump on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148574 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:56:12 +0000 heffalump 148574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I never did chores. My mom would assign them to me, I would not do them, she would yell at me, I still wouldn't do them, she'd get frusterated and do them herself. And they gave me money when I wanted anyway so that didn't work. LO will have chores though. I have to discuss the details with DH, but we'll worry about that when she's older. Andrea on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148548 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:22:49 +0000 Andrea 148548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO just turned 2 and I have been having her do little "chores" for a while as well. She'll put her dirty clothes in the hamper, clean up her bath toys, help me put clothes into the dryer, wipe up spills on the floor, etc. I don't think of these things as real chores though since I am still supervising! looch on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148480 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:46:11 +0000 looch 148480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My son does them now, at age 16 months. He can unload the washing machine and hand me the clothes to put in the dryer. He also knows where to bring the dirty laundry. He can also throw away his trash, which caught me by surprise one morning. BabyBoecksMom on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148474 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:40:54 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 148474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Absolutely! My parents didn;t have to clean the house because they had the 3 of us doing everything! haha I think it's good and teaches them responsibility from a young age. mrs. wagon on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148423 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:13:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 148423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As soon as he's able!!! Put em to work until it's legal for them to make their own money... then get a job! and get outta my house!!! ;) Just kidding, kinda. :) I totally plan on implementing regular chores, as well as bigger chores they can choose to take on for extra allowance money, such as washing cars or other things Wagon Sr. and I would normally pay for. We're already pretty demanding about toy pickup and throwing things away for us, and as soon as he's able, the list will include making his bed / cleaning his room, feeding the dogs, setting and clearing the table... the usual stuff. Honeybee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148372 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:36:16 +0000 Honeybee 148372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hmmm, DD already does things like throwing away trash, putting her laundry in the hamper, picking up her toys, cleaning up any messes she makes, etc.... I guess I never thought of that stuff as chores! Rubies on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148367 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:33:12 +0000 Rubies 148367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think for first chores, making the bed and putting things away is a good start. My kids will do chores around the house, for sure! LuLu Mom on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148361 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:29:40 +0000 LuLu Mom 148361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My nieces are 2 1/2 and 5, and they both have chores. the 2 year old has to pick up the toys at the end of the play day, and the 5 year old helps out with dishes. BOth put their own clothes away after my sister lays them out and they put their dirty clothes in the wash. I plan on starting young as well! prettylizy on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148104 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:10:34 +0000 prettylizy 148104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Minnie_Girl: I'm with you. As soon as they understand chores will start. Maybe even as a part of the nighttime routine? Pick up our bedroom before bath or something like that. It only need to be a few minutes of tidying, it's the habit forming at that point not the quality of work. Boogs on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148097 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:08:28 +0000 Boogs 148097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ As soon as LO can understand, we are going to start with him picking up his own toys and putting them alway. Then, maybe helping collect trash cans inside on garbage day. We definitely want LO to know how to do all chores eventually. Mrs. Pen on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148088 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:06:12 +0000 Mrs. Pen 148088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: hahaha! funny I think from about 2 years, maybe even 18months, we'll start encouraging him to pick up his toys with me, and by 3 years old I would expect him to be able to clean up after himself. I really like the Montessori method that encourages childhood independence from an early age. By giving them responsibility, they will likely rise to the challenge because they feel empowered by you trusting them. <a href="http://www.forsmallhands.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.forsmallhands.com/</a> this is a montessori "store" that sells kid-sized things so they can help more. I think it's darling. The little girl I nanny started helping her mom in the kitchen at three years old, using the egg slicer, juice pitcher, her own special broom, and a lemon juicer. I really like the idea - they don't have to do it well, they just have to do it :) Mrs. Pickle on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148087 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:05:49 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 148087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I will be assigning chores. I think I'll start out having them help and then move onto things like making beds when they are 4ish. Minnie_Girl on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148081 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:02:22 +0000 Minnie_Girl 148081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll probably start teaching them about chores as soon as they're old enough to understand. My 2yo nephew understands what he's supposed to do when we tell him to throw something away or clean up his toys, etc. Kids are smart! I think it helps if they see the parents doing those chores, and are encouraged to help from a very early age. Hopefully they grow up with clean habits and consider chores an expected part of life. mrbee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148066 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:56:54 +0000 mrbee 148066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Definitely! Charlie already helps with putting away the dishes, and I make him scrub my feet with a pumice stone too. Honeybee on "When will you assign chores to your LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-assign-chores-to-your-lo#post-148060 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:55:37 +0000 Honeybee 148060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was thinking of this as I was making DD's bed this morning? When will you start assigning chores? How old were you when your parents started giving you chores to do? I think we'll start around 4, with having DD make her bed and clean her room each day. She already "helps" with things like dishes and laundry, but she's still too young to really do anything independently.