JAC’s Top 5: Age-appropriate chores for nine-year-olds
A list of
chores to introduce to nine-year-olds or add onto the responsibilities they
already have.
Getting the children ready for the reward means teaching them a few responsibilities. This can include household chores, outdoor responsibilities, and maybe how to better care for themselves.
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1. Making their bed
This is a responsibility that would help save the parents time and also get your little ones real-world ready. They might not make sense of it in the beginning, but they will see why it was necessary by the time they move out.
Folding their own clothes
Having to wash their own clothes would be too much of a responsibility for a nine-year-old. However, they can help with folding the clothes and putting them away nicely.
Help with making lunch
Be it their school lunchbox or just a day spent at home, let them know in this way they get to choose what kind of meal they would like to prepare.
Help with watering the garden
This helps them with having an integration between spending time outside for some fresh air and having a little responsibility while at it.
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Setting the table
While the grown-ups do something more intense like preparing the meal, your little one can help get the table ready for dinner.
