What's some good chores to get kids to do??

Question

This isn't my kid. This kid is 10.

Answer 1

well for starters what is the most important fun activity do they like? decide what you think is reasonable that fits the reward upon finishing the chore. simple expectations will go alot farther to satisfy both parties eg: doing dishes while you dry gives oppurtunity to engage in conversation of likes and dislikes,in return this makes chores alot easier and quality time no matter what the chore is.

Answer 2

a kid of 10 is able to do most chores - albeit not perfectly so be patient. and get the childs parent (if its a step child) to back u up and support u in enforcing the rules.
good ones are:
wahing dishes
tidy bedroom
packing laundry away
taking trash out
vacuuming.
just remember kid is only 10, so just give one or two chores a day.

Answer 3

My 10 y.o. does some chores. It usually takes motivating him by explaining some way that it's "cool". For example, we bought a can crusher to make the recycling job "cooler".

He tends to like chores that occur only once a week instead of every day. He seems to think that he's gotten a better deal that way. He's in charge of gathering up the garbage and recycling, and bring them to the curb (except for very heavy or potentially hazardous items). He also has his room and a couple of other rooms to vacuum once a week.

Lastly, for when he has dishes to do, toys to pick up, etc, we tell him he has to make a "plan" for doing them which can meet our approval. For example, after dinner (3 times a week) we ask him to "plan" when he is going to do the dishes. He does not have to do them right away, but he has to give us a specific time he will do them which cannot be any later than 1/2 hour before bed time. He seems to like having some kind of ability to make choices about his chores.

I hope this helped.

Answer 4

The best chores that kids should do are their own, like tidying up their room, washing their own plates and stuff after their meals, doing their own laundry and so on, regularly in the beginning. They should be slowly taught to share the chores of their siblings as well so that they learn to care for each other when in need. It will be beneficial to introduce them to some other light home chores to help parents who are both working. But one should never burden children with heavy chores at home, as this would develop a sense of deprival in them. They will feel deprived of their freedom as compared to their peers.

Answer 5

Any chore that can teach a child responsibility and self reliance. If they can at least keep their rooms clean and possibly the dishes I'm happy. Pets are also a wonderful chore that kids can do that isn't that hard to supervise, and It can be a good learning experience (If the Cat/Dog isn't fed or watered neither are you! for example.) It can teach them that their actions can be used for or against them and teach them a little self reliance and discipline as well. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Dusting, picking up leaves in fall, washing dishes (table stuff) leave grimy pots and pans for adults, take out trash, feed, water, and walk pets. Add up figures on the calculator helping mom or dad to figure bills, shovel snow off sidewalk, work side by side with the adults to learn how to do things at the same time getting quality time and attention. There are many things a 10 year old can do. They need to be appreciated and an allowance even if small limited due to tight finances is important.

Answer 7

The neighbor kids mow the lawn, feed the animals, walk the animals, water the plants and pick up the newspaper for vacationing neighbors.

I'm not sure if you are talking about a neighbor kid or a visiting stepchild.

Answer 8

Cleaning their room sucks.
Mowing the lawn is still a little dangerous at this age.
I have my kids carry their laundry to the laundry room and sort it.
They also do the dishes (load and unload the dishwasher),
and help cook dinner.
He could wash your car once a week. Just don't expect it to get very clean.
Keep it fun and don't expect perfection.

Answer 9

Depends on his maturity level & size.

He should be cleaning his room, able to sort laundry by color. Put away his own laundry. Vacumm, Dust, Sweep. If he is tall enough, Dishes, Start Laundry, Put dishes away.

I give my daughter (4) more of "my chores" than I do to my son becuase she enjoys doing them. My son (7) gets odd things to do like sweep the patio, hose off lawn furniture. Help his dad in the yard.

Answer 10

My brothers and I started doing all these chores when we were that age or a little younger. We dusted, vacuumed, did dishes, cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms, cleaned our own rooms and took out the garbage.