Post by The Handy Helper on Jan 29, 2006 15:08:37 GMT -5
Teaching Responsibility With Chores
By Lisa Julian
By giving your children chores to do, you are not only teaching them to be productive members of the family but you are also teaching them responsibility. Get children involved with the process of choosing which chores to do! This will encourage your child and give the feeling of self importance.
Helpful tips for teaching responsibility with chores
Start teaching your child at a young age to be responsible.
Teach your child to pickup after each activity (Enforce this when she asks for something- especially when she is done playing with her toys! (i.e. food, to go out, a movie etc...).
Get children involved in the process of doing chores by allowing them to help with choosing the chores that they feel they can do.
Let your child help place the chart on the refrigerator in a spot where they would like it to go.
Teach children the joy of self-evaluation and a job well done instead of dependence on rewards. Children love the satisfaction of placing the completed stickers on their chart.
Do not do anything for your child that he can do for himself.
Always praise your child for a job well done when a chore is completed! Tell the child "good job!" (Not "good boy"!).
If your child does something on his own (without you asking him to do it) make sure you tell your child that you like when he does this. This will encourage more of this behaviour (cleaning up after himself).
Lee-Bee Homework Tips
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Teach children the consequence of their actions. If a child forgets or doesn't finish homework, don't remind your child of the consequences or do it for him. The teacher will discipline him appropriately for not doing it, and thus the child will learn to do his homework!
Divide large tasks into smaller ones. A child is more likely to finish a project or task if he can break it up into smaller tasks. Apply this to book reports, large homework assignment, etc...
Give children specific time limit markers. "You can watch the rest of your show, but then you will need to get dressed".
Let your child help choose scheduling daily chores and homework routine. "Would you like to do your homework straight after school or after your snack?"
Acknowledge children's problems or large tasks and/or homework assignments, then offer to help in a limited way.
Always praise your child with a job well done when she does chores without you reminding her or does her homework on time. (positive reinforcement will encourage more positive behaviour!)
A chore chart is a great way to start teaching your child responsibility. The key to positive motivation is getting children involved with the process!
By Lisa Julian
By giving your children chores to do, you are not only teaching them to be productive members of the family but you are also teaching them responsibility. Get children involved with the process of choosing which chores to do! This will encourage your child and give the feeling of self importance.
Helpful tips for teaching responsibility with chores
Start teaching your child at a young age to be responsible.
Teach your child to pickup after each activity (Enforce this when she asks for something- especially when she is done playing with her toys! (i.e. food, to go out, a movie etc...).
Get children involved in the process of doing chores by allowing them to help with choosing the chores that they feel they can do.
Let your child help place the chart on the refrigerator in a spot where they would like it to go.
Teach children the joy of self-evaluation and a job well done instead of dependence on rewards. Children love the satisfaction of placing the completed stickers on their chart.
Do not do anything for your child that he can do for himself.
Always praise your child for a job well done when a chore is completed! Tell the child "good job!" (Not "good boy"!).
If your child does something on his own (without you asking him to do it) make sure you tell your child that you like when he does this. This will encourage more of this behaviour (cleaning up after himself).
Lee-Bee Homework Tips
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Teach children the consequence of their actions. If a child forgets or doesn't finish homework, don't remind your child of the consequences or do it for him. The teacher will discipline him appropriately for not doing it, and thus the child will learn to do his homework!
Divide large tasks into smaller ones. A child is more likely to finish a project or task if he can break it up into smaller tasks. Apply this to book reports, large homework assignment, etc...
Give children specific time limit markers. "You can watch the rest of your show, but then you will need to get dressed".
Let your child help choose scheduling daily chores and homework routine. "Would you like to do your homework straight after school or after your snack?"
Acknowledge children's problems or large tasks and/or homework assignments, then offer to help in a limited way.
Always praise your child with a job well done when she does chores without you reminding her or does her homework on time. (positive reinforcement will encourage more positive behaviour!)
A chore chart is a great way to start teaching your child responsibility. The key to positive motivation is getting children involved with the process!