What chores are appropriate for a six and seven year old?

Answer 1

I have a nine year old, so I have been through the six and seven stages. A good start would be chores in which they clean up after themselves. (clean room, make bed, clean any play areas or messes that they have made). Other than that, start out by making the chores easy...They can help you with your chores and housework. Kids can dust, vacuum (depending on the size of the kid and the vacuum), sweep, clean up the yard, gather the laundry and take it to the laundry room. Some kids can also assist in doing, folding, and putting away laundry. The chores really depend on the children. You know what your kids are capable of. The hard part is getting them to do it, and do it without whining. Don't expect perfection. This will result in them hating the chores (more than normal) Try to make it fun. Let 'em listen to music while they work, dance, and let them take a break. Also praise them for a job well done. Our kids love to please us. To break it up a little, so as to not bore them, let 'em help you with other things on occasion. like cooking, washing the car, gardening, etc. Chore doesn't have to be a bad word.

Answer 2

Sweeping, drying dishes, putting their own laundry away, dusting, vacuuming and any other task you don't mind following up on and maybe "tweaking" when they are done :)

I believe all children need chores and some sense of responsibility in the house. It is a great character builder and makes them feel really great inside, a sense of accomplishment and pride is wonderful for a child!

I found at 6 I had to follow up quite a bit but when I was more clear in what I expected or when I helped out by showing and being very clear things improved greatly. 6 and 7 year olds are easily distracted too so I make sure I am there to motivate and remind.

Answer 3

I remember standing on chairs doing the dishes. I praise the lord daily for my automatic dishwasher!!! But seriously now is the time to set the standards. Cleaning their room, putting clothes away (not only in the hamper, closet or under the bed), sweeping the floor, helping set the table, feeding the animals, or dusting. Those are just a few suggestions. I remember I was not helpless at that age and being part of a large family, we all had to do our share. I really don't understand why I see so many parents today killing themselves trying to do it all while the kids play on the PlayStation.

Answer 4

picking up after themselves , taking plates and dishes from the dinner table to the kitchen sink area and scrapping off the plates, cleaning off the table .you may want to spray it for them as anything in a spray bottle is temptation to spray other things including eachother, dusting , helping gather laundry to be washed , if you have a little trash can in other areas of the house maybe dumping it in the main trash [ although if someone in the house is on their cycle maybe have them do it when they are so the kids dont see or accidently touch any feminine napkins that have been tossed.
taking their basket of clean clothes to their rooms , but someone else putting it away as kids will literally cram everything in the dresser. feeding the pet.
something to do is make a chore chart . that way they know who does what and try to equal it out for them . if you find they complain about certain chores then make 2 charts and swap each week who does what that way they are not stuck with the same thing week after week .
good luck !

Answer 5

sweeping, folding and putting away clothes, drying and/or putting away dishes, moving light furniture out of the way while you vaccuum, vaccuuming the low, hard to squeeze in areas that you can't reach, clean own room, clean after themselves in the bathroom, feed pets and keep water clean and full, water houseplants, dust - basically just have them assist you in your daily duties because then you can make the chores fun. Have a race or hide messages or small rewards througout their chore area. My mother used to hide coins in the dishwasher and laundry basket (but our babyitter would do the work and give us the money that she found).

Answer 6

My six year old makes his bed and puts his clothes away after I've folded them. He also puts his toys away (or at least in his room somewhere, instead of on the living room floor--that's "away" enough for me!).

He and his three year old sister love to help wash windows, but that doesn't necessarily get the windows clean... I don't mind, as long as they're enjoying the idea of helping.

Answer 7

Mine at that age were responsible for the minor clean up of their own bedrooms and what ever mess they made while playing.

It wasn't until they turned 11 and 13 that they were give more chores.

Answer 8

I have a 7 year old and she takes care of the garbage bins in the bathrooms and bedrooms. She also keeps her room clean. She helps set up and clean up the table after meals.

Answer 9

Washing Dishes, Sweeping the floor, Cleaning the Window.. anything without using machines..

Answer 10

Picking up toys
Getting the mail or the newspaper
Putting their clean clothes away
Feeding the dog or cat
Answering the phone in a polite manner
Sorting socks
Writing short thank you notes