Sometimes we complain about the kids because they don't help at home And most of the time it is our fault, the fact of collaborating in housework helps them mature emotionally because it makes them feel responsible.
Many parents we don't let children participate because we think they are too small for it, but we are wrong because there are actually different types of tasks that can be done according to age. Even the little ones can do something and feel useful, such as helping to set and remove the table even if they are only napkins.
The most important goal is not to make everything perfect, but educate the kids if we let them help, we must not criticize the work they do because they do not do it as we do well on the contrary we must praise the help they give us since this is going to encourage them and will make them gain self-esteem.
Many of the household chores involve a series of steps that are difficult for children to follow, but if we gradually teach them to value housework later, they will be more independent and not only at home, but will appreciate what it means. the job.
We can start with things as simple as carrying plates, glasses and cutlery even if we then scrub them. Tasks are not a way of exploiting them but of be part of something and feel the benefits of teamwork, not only is telling them what they should do but giving them the option to make decisions such as choosing the work to be done.
It is very important that they make commitments and to achieve this if the child does not perform the entrusted work, he must assume his lack of responsibility. If the child does something right, just tell him and make him feel his contribution, it is not good to give money or toys because then we entrust its responsibility to a prize and it will act only when it obtains a reward.
Let's make since childhood get used to collaborate at home, so when they grow up they will see it as normal and we will not have complaints from our teenagers or of course, from our adults.
In Peques and More | When should they start collaborating at home? Image | Kristopher Volkman
