What chores can I expect my two children to begin doing? My son is 10 1/2 and daughter is now 8.
My son is almost 13. He has been loading the dishwasher after diner for a few years. He takes the trash to the curb everyweek. He also has to fold and put away all the towels, sheets and blankets after I wash them. That is only about every other week because we have a ton of towels. Hope this helps give you some ideas!
Well I know for a fact when I was between 8 and 10 I was learning to vacuum, wash dishes and collecting garbage for my brothers to take out to the curb also learning to dust as well My Mom made sure all of us knew how to do this stuff. Good luck..
I have three special needs boys, too, 13, 11 and 6. Two are Aspbergers and the other has multiple emotional impairments. I have them clean up their own rooms, put down their own laundry for me to wash and have them put away their own clean clothes after I've folded it. I also have them clean their hamster cages, fish tank and bird cage. They also clear their own dishes from the table after meals (scraping included) and help me with yard work (pine cone pick up, raking leaves, etc.). They are also capeable (though I don't always make them do it) of taking out the garbage, loading the scraped and rinsed dishes into the dishwasher, putting away the dishes after they are clean, sweeping the kitchen floor and cleaning the bathroom. Anything you set them to do you will of course need to teach them how to properly do it but it can be a big relief once they get the chores right and are able to consistently help. Remember to have a reward ready for them for the completion of their chores, too. I found that goes a long way in getting them to comply. Good luck - S.
I think that both of them can pick up in their rooms (toys laundry etc...)
The 10 1/2 year old can perhaps vacumn, gather trash from rooms into larger bins and spray and wipe tables and counters
The younger one can dust, spray and wipe doorknobs/handles, dust mop tiled floors, spray and wipe marks on walls.
When I was that age I didn't have any set in stone chores, but we had to do whatever needed done, when it needed done, I grew up in the country so there was always wood to cut or carry in, and stuff like that. My son does the clean up after dinner, including putting the food away and loading/unloading the dishwasher, he is responsible for feeding and watering the pets(but I often have to remind him) and taking the trash to the can and the cans to the curb, plus whatever else I need him to do. I give him an allowance and he can earn more by doing more stuff. It's really up to you and your kids, they learn a lot by doing chores.
