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Chores for Busy Toddlers
It's good to get in the habit of cleaning up after playtime. Encourage your child to put things back by establishing a home for his playthings. Books can go in baskets or on a bookshelf. Toys can go in a toy box, in baskets, or on shelves. Next, take a walk through your rooms and find abandoned toys. Make a game of pickup time by asking your toddler, "Do you see the truck? Where does it go?" You might be surprised that your toddler knows the answer without being prodded. But if he doesn't know, use this as a teaching moment--and make it fun. Pick up the toy and walk it its keeping place together.
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My daughter is 18 month and she likes to help me in the kitchen and clean and pick up her toys and I start to sing her the barney song "clean up clean up everybody every where". Also she watch a TV show that is call "I can cook" so she help me when I'm cooking and I teach her the name of the vegetable. I want to thank you for let me share the good moment of been a mom...
1/20/2012 10:48:33 PM Report AbuseI have 3 children. They are 8, 6, and 18 mths. They other day my 18mth old little girl walked into the kitchen, and grabbed 2 boxes that were going out to the garbage and handed them to her brothers to take out before they left for school. Must be starting early. She helps put the silverware away, wants to help with clothes, and even put her shoes away after taking them off. I wish I could go back 8 years. LOL Merry Christmas to all and Happy Holidays.
12/7/2010 11:15:04 AM Report AbuseNina Gray My grandson saves aluminum cans, so we will begin our day by saying we have to get our work done before play time. this is a chore that is easy for your child and it teaches them responsibility and independance. they learn why mom or dad have to leave in time to be to work each day. its alot of fun when pay day comes and thy reap their rewards.
7/8/2010 06:13:36 PM Report AbuseI applaud everyone for showing the young ones that they can do things and it can be fun also.. I did this with my sisters boys... They were excited when I would watch them because they new we would play music , dance and have funning cleaning up... Make it fun not something they do not want to do.. Now that I have a 18 month old she helps with the laundry, picks toys up before bed and helps dust...I see many kids whos parents do everything and years later expect everything to be done for them...
6/10/2010 02:52:13 PM Report AbuseI have a 6 yr old boy and a 6 mnth old boy. when my oldest was little we made games out of it, sang the clean up song from barney and had labeled boxes for different things(1for cars 1 for stuffed animals etc) which worked very well because it helped him read too; did the same thing to his dresser so he could put away his laundry. now hes older and loves to help with all the house chores. just keep it age appropriate and dont expect perfection all the time.like jteich82 said give the opportunity
6/3/2010 11:39:28 AM Report Abuse