Are you looking for ways to get your kid’s help around the house?

Do you find it difficult to motivate them to get off the couch and away from the tv?

Chores are a great way to build character in your kids and take things off your own plate. Fortunately, there are 3 easy ways to get your little helpers to assist you around the house.

1) Offer Rewards

One of the best ways to get your children to start helping you with household chores is to give them age-appropriate rewards.

For children under 10, candy could be a good motivator. For older children and teenagers, you might consider a monetary allowance. They earn their alliance by helping you complete the household tasks.

This way when they want to go to the movies or a restaurant with their friends they’ll have earned it by doing work.

This teaches your children to work hard for what they want. It’s important you don’t simply hand everything to your child. Use chores as stepping stones for them to get what they want.

2) Turn it Into a Game

Turn housework into a game to grab the attention of your little helpers.

There’s a reason why The Big Comfy Couch incorporates a ten second tidy. Kids find cleaning fun when there’s a game attached.

Challenge your kids to a race to see who can put the most toys away the quickest.

While you’re mopping the floors play the lava game where they have to leap from furniture to furniture to avoid getting “burned.”

There are plenty of games you can come up with to play with your children. Playing games turns cleaning into a bonding activity that your kids will love.

If you don’t have a lot of time to spend with your kids but need to do housework, introduce a fun cleaning game and you’ll feel closer to them in no time.

3) Make a Rotating Chore Chart

Never underestimate the power of a well-made craft project.

Make a beautiful chore wheel for the members of your family that you can rotate each week.

One week one child will have garbage duty and the next they’ll have dish duty. Mixing things up keeps your kids interested.

Writing things down on a chore chart is helpful because your kids will have something visual to turn to when they need motivation.

Engage Your Little Helpers

Don’t ever feel bad for assigning your children housework.

It teaches them responsibility and trains them to know how to do things around the house for when they’re grown and have a house of their own.

Teach them the value of handwork by rewarding your little helpers with sweets, extra tv time, or a small sum of cash.

You’ll be surprised how motivated kids become when you give them incentives.

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