what are reasonable chores for my 8 year old son ??

Question

He's a little to relaxed and getting kind of spolied what are some good age appropriate chores for him to do. He will do doing chores and being rewarded with video games, toys, and other things. So far he takes out the garbage, and clears the dinner table. He's very smart and handles these chores very well. I feel that I ca add one or two more small one to his list.

Answer 1

I love your question, especially since we are teaching our 7 year old son the same things! I have been training my son to wash the car, and this in itself is a major multiple bang for the buck. I'll explain: On a car are several surfaces that require a specialized kind of cleaning, all techniques of which can be used elsewhere in the home. For example, cleaning car windows is fairly straightforward, but it also provides the skills necessary for cleaning the windows in the house. Cleaning the hubcaps (or wheel frames) requires a little more detailing, which, when learned, can provide the cleaning and observational skills necessary for cleaning the refrigerator, stove, baseboards, toilets, sinks, etc. Cleaning the painted body of the car requires a certain gentleness that can be applied to cleaning wall-papered walls. Vacuuming the inside of the vehicle provides cross-training for vacuuming his bedroom (or other areas of the house).

So, from a few training sessions in cleaning a car (which I think is kind of fun), one can train one's child to do a myriad of tasks around the house~

Answer 2

My son just turned nine and doesn't really enjoy his chores, but he does enjoy a $5.00 per week allowance. I know some experts say not to relate chores with allowance, but it works well for us. He has to feed our two dogs twice a day, walk them, run the vacuum every other day, and keep his room clean. Sometimes I also have him dust, or help me with the dishes. Unfortunately, we use a very large trash can, so he is unable to lift it for now! One more thing...I don't make a habit of rewarding him with too many video games. I feel that kids his age are too easily addicted to them, and the more games they have, the more they want to play. We only buy him one or two new games a year. If he wants more than that, he has to save his allowance and buy it himself.

Answer 3

there is no reason he cannot be responsible to keep his own room clean and his bed made. He should be picking up his own dirty clothes. When my girls were his age if they didn't put the dirty clothes in the hamper they didn't get washed.
Keep him clearing the table and taking out the trash, if you have a dish washer he could load and unload that as well.
I'd give him an allowance and make him save up for the video games he wants. That way he can learn the value of a dollar and paying for something he wants.
worked for my kids.
Both are in the twenties and have bought their own homes already.

Answer 4

A kind of fun chore my dad would have me do once a month or so was stomping cans for recycling. He would give me a pair of his oversized boots and I would set the cans in the drive-way and stomp them, after they were sufficiently flattened we would bag them and take them to the recycling center. He would them let me keep the money. Another chore would be helping with yard work, pulling weeds, raking, sweeping (I remember raking the leaves in the yard into a big pile and jumping in them, this is a perfect time of year to do that, mom didn't mind as long as the leaves ended up in bags and off her lawn eventually). If he's being a real pill you could always make him clean the bathroom.

Answer 5

I think clearing the table, emptying the dishwasher, feeding any pets there are, and cleaning the living room a few times a week is good. You should give him an alowance once a week (like 3 dollars) OR one new video game at the end of each month.

Answer 6

Very good question. Here's the chores list I used when mine were that age: put clothes in dryer, take out of dryer and put in basket. Sweep, unload dishwasher. Pick up toys in living room and vacuum. Now these weren't all for one child. I have 6. Another good one is to make a list of grocery essentials like milk, bread, eggs, cereal, cream of mushroom soup etc... and have that child once a week make the list of what's there and what is not. It will make your grocery shopping easier AND it teaches them to not waste money when you already have what you need.

Answer 7

I actual have a 7 twelve months daughter. She does here on a daily basis: gets the mail from the mailbox cleans up her dishes after a meal (places interior the dishwasher) we could the dogs out as quickly as we come abode feeds the dogs places the recyclables interior the recycle bin different misc. issues like sparkling her room, and so on. yet no longer continuously on a on a daily basis foundation. i do no longer evaluate those chores, yet component to on a daily basis life. i visit occassionally ask her to airborne dirt and dust the tables, sparkling the patio window, sparkling the table. She does not suggestions doing any of this (no longer yet besides). i think of as quickly as you label them "chores" or you will get a prize in case you do each little thing, then it turns into dreadful for the youngster.

Answer 8

Really an 8 year old can do almost anything. I have 3 boys, the oldest are 7 and 8 and we live on a small farm. They help us with everything. I would suggest yard work type activities. It gets them outside and works them out a little bit.

Answer 9

Do you have a yard? I always have my kids pick up sticks, etc., before I mow. The garbage is one of their chores. Cleaning their room. And just generally helping me do anything I do around the house. And I don't reward them for chores. I have taught them that they have to do "earn their keep". Most of the monetary rewards they get are for good grades. And they get plenty of gifts for Christmas and birthdays.

Answer 10

When I was 8, my parents had me set the table, do dishes after dinner, and then wipe the table off. We also were in charge of vacuuming and dusting. Not the whole house, just one designated room. That wasn't too bad. It also taught me the importance of having a clean home/room.