When is the right age to ask your children to help with the housework

As early as possible you have to train your children to do and help some household chores, even simple chores. I already have a 4 years old daugther as early as her age i alreadytrain her to arranged her toys keeps her things in order. And help in preparing the things of her little 2month old sister. This can help her to be a responsible person when she will grow up.

I had each of my 4 sons do simple things from 3 up. Than they moved to the taking care of themselfs years. Now they are on thier own and they cook, clean and sew. I even let them vaccumm as a reward!

children should start helping out as early as possible, nothing strenuous, but little things, it helps them to learn that you aren't their skivvy! my god daughter is only 2, yet she has learned to pick up her toys and put them in a basket, not a great feat, but a start, she aslo has a thing about dusting everything lol. as children grow older, they will lean not to take advantage of you if you teach them life skill such as tidying up after themselves.

My daughter is 6 and she loved helping me with folding the laundry and dusting...she wants to vaccuum but I won't let her yet =) My 2 year old will help me put clothed away in our bedrooms after they are folded. I definitely didn't try to get them to help me, they just like helping. So I let them with somethings...it makes them feel like they are helping Mom out and so I don't mind them helping me (even if I have to go back later and fix whatever they were helping me with =)

Oh, I think it's great for them. They don't see the chores as we do, to them it is a chance to act like a grown up for a little while. My 3 year old helps me with emptying the dishwasher and filling it back up; not because I make him, but because he wants to do it.

children like to copy adults so they want to help with everthing you do. By them helping they can learn so much so I say if they want to help let them just dont expect to much keep it happy and make a game out of it and remember they do their best but the are young you may have to redo it later but the hole time they are learnig, folding wash cloths and towels is eye hand cordination putting socks together is reconition, even vaccuming that large motor skills so realy anything you can get your kids to help with do it count sock or shirts look for letters on cloths have fun they are only young for a little while

If they want to help, let them help. My son is two years old and loves to "help" me do dishes, put laundry in the washing machine (I have a front loader that he can reach), fold clothes, etc. It's not always helpful and often takes me more time when he helps, but I think it's important to get them used to helping around the house when they are young enough to be willing. My son loves to put the cutlery away when the dishwasher is done, so I remove all the sharp knives, etc and let him sort out the rest. He usually helps me put the cutlery on the table and already knows where the forks and knives go beside the plate. I think it's great for them to start early. You might as well enjoy it - they won't want to help when they get older.

Yes!It helps build thier self esteem. Think of it like this if you let them help and they do well or if you make them think they did well it makes them feel good.

of cause it is as children don't see this as doing work to them it is something fun so encourage that and it will be good in the long term, it's better than leaving it until they know most people don't like housework as they won't want to do it then.

If they're interested in helping absolutely let them help. If you show them that housework can be fun & give them plenty of praise for a job well done, they're more likely to not mind chores as they get older.

Well there is not fix or right age to teach every child as it totally depends on the individuals. For our only daughter we started to teach her to help the simple and basic work when she was nearly 3 years old. Like put her dirty socks and clothes into the Laundry bin; put away the toys after playing; and how to water the plants etc.