Jobs for the kids?

Question

I'm trying to make up a job/chore list for my daughters so they can earn some pocket money and help out around the house. There are plenty of jobs that my 10 year old can do but I can't think of anything my 8 year old could do.

I want them doing jobs seperately as my youngest can be very lazy and my eldest will end up doing all the work.

Does anyone have any suggestions??

Answer 1

there are plenty of things an 8 year old can do, such as vaccuming and cleaning their room, loading the dishwasher, i think at that age it is good for them to be responsible for keeping their own room clean and tidy. i dont see why they cant do anything that a 10 year old can do...just seperate them into different rooms to do jobs in. and give set amounts of pocket money for each job done, this way the younger child will have an incentive to get the work done if they see the older child being rewarded.

Answer 2

Hi from age 8 she can dust keep her room clean, pick up things that have been left lying around. Remember to praise no matter how little or how bad the job is the more you praise she will pick up on the positive response. Keep a bank for each child something they can see through so they see the money that goes in and every time they do a job put the money in the bank this will be their pocket money at the end of the wk. Ignore the laziness if you keep pointing it out then she is getting a response from it let the bank of money do the talking.

Answer 3

Firstly, you shouldn't have an allowance tied to doing chores around the house. Just being part of the family means that everyone chips in and helps out. We have always done that for our son, and he gets bonus money for doing specialized jobs - like cleaning the cat litter, doing the garbage, and bottle recycling. We have always had him help out - gee, I think right from three or four, when he could fold towels with us - he would do the small things. Your eight year old should be able to fold laundry, and put her own laundry away. She should be able to set the table, fill and empty the dishwasher if you have one. She could help garden in the summer and shovel snow in the winter. She should dust and vacuum (my son loved to vacuum at that age, and still does -), and help straighten out. It goes without saying that both of them should be able to look after their own bedrooms. A ten year old can be washing dishes, anything already mentioned - I don't see much diff. between the two ages, actually. Good luck and have fun all together!

Answer 4

Wow this brings back memories of a little chart on the wall which reminded my sister and me (then 10 and 8, funnily enough) which chores we had to do and when we had to do them.

At 8 years: clean up bedroom, make bed, tidy shoes on closet floor, 'pair' clean socks together, fold and put away laundry, separate dirty laundry on wash days, strip dirty linens from bed, take out rubbish so long as not too heavy, feed dog and cat, vacuum room and hallway, clean bathroom (loo, sink, tub, countertop, wipe down floor), wash or dry/put away dishes, sometimes wash the car, rake the leaves or shovel snow. A bargain at 50 cents a week, but that was in the 1970s!

Answer 5

Good for you, as a child I always had to help around the house, and it never hurt me. My youngest sister would always get away with it, and now as an adult is very lazy and wants everything done for her and handed to her on a plate.

You could get your youngest to polish the house, sort laundry into coloured and whites, sort dvds/videos out, ie back into proper boxes. She can also hoover, she is old enough to do that, what about mopping the floor, walking dog? Cleaning animals out? Help you with weeding in the garden etc.She can wash up, dry up and put away, I think all 8 year olds can do all of the above.

Good luck, and hope you soon have a lovely sparkly house! Children get so much these days its good to get them to help in exchange for money, which they can save and buy something that they want instead of hassling parents for it. Well done mummy!!!

Answer 6

I have a 10 yr old who seems to be left with everything to do , but she is rewarded handsomely lol , she hoovers , does her bedroom ,sometimes her older sisters too ! tidies the living area etc and i have a 15 yr old who does the ironing for £10 a week , its alot of ironing (6in the house) but i have a 12 year old who is lazy but expects money when she requests it to do things with her friends at the weekends and my 4 year old is exempt at the moment from chores but her day will come lol ...

Answer 7

At 8 years old she should be able to sweep, load the dishwasher, clean her room, wipe the kitchen table after meals, The very basics of house cleaning. Of course you want to watch her around any cleaners since some can hurt your skin.

Answer 8

We have pets and my 2 share that chore. The other things we give is folding clothes, washing the dishes, washing the car, taking out the trash, cleaning their areas, sweeping the garage, vacuum. Some chores they share and some they do separately alternating weeks.

Answer 9

i have an 8 yr old daughter who is 9 next month, the couple of chores i have given her to do is tidy her room on saturdays, she sets the table for mealtimes as well,, i dont do too much at the moment as she is only 8.

Answer 10

washing and drying the dishes ,1 washes 1 dries. taking out the gargage.vacumning the floors,dusting ,setting the table for meals,clearing the table after meals my kids wipe up and set the table and they r 6 and nearly 5 my 2 year old helps set the table as he wants to help the bigger kids