What household chores can your children do according to their age, according to the Montessori guide
"I can alone" is a phrase that children love to say after a certain age. And it is usually at a very early age.
In most cases this is true. The problem is that many of those times parents tend to overlook it. Either because of overprotection or because letting him do it means that what would take you 2 seconds would take you 5 minutes.
But specialists agree that giving your child autonomy and even letting them do the wrong things will help them develop better in the long run.
And one of the ways to enhance their autonomy, but also discipline and even the ability to order is to involve your child in household chores. And the sooner the better, (believe it or not, they can do some chores from ages very early).
Otherwise someone has to do his chores for him. For example, putting away his room or picking up his dishes.
"So they are absolved not only of the task, but of learning that the work has to be done and that each of us must contribute to the whole," author Julie Lythcott-Haims previously explained.
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Related to this, a Harvard study found that one of the biggest predictors of a person's success is whether or not they participated in household chores in their childhood.
To find out what kind of tasks your child can do depending on their age, you can be guided by the Montessori table.
As explained in a recent article on the matter in Eroski Consumer, it is a reference guide that you should adapt to your little one's abilities, since not all children evolve at the same rate.
With this reference manual and depending on the needs of your home, you can create a domestic calendar in which the tasks of each of the members of the house are collected.
Domestic chores that your child could do depending on their age
Here is a guide to chores depending on age, proposed by Montessori, according to Eroski Consumer.
Household activities for 2-3 year olds
Household chores for 4 and 5 year olds
Household chores for 6 and 7 year olds
< h3>Household activities for 8 and 9 year oldsHousehold chores for 10 and 11 year olds
Household activities for ages 12 and up
< p> When assigning housework to your child, it is recommended that you do it together the first time. So you can see how it's done, then run it together, and finally do it yourself.As the article highlights, it is crucial to explain the importance of each task, in order for the activity to make sense. And they can understand why it is necessary to do it.
