Comments on: Cinderella: Kids and Cleaning

By: Amanda @ www.kiddio.org

Amanda @ www.kiddio.org — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Oh, I do think that it’s so important to get them helping early. Daisy’s been putting her own dishes in the drawer ever since she was, oh my, 20 months or so! As they’ve gotten older the tasks are more challenging, but I think that their desire to help has been fueled by having tasks to do. Thanks for sharing! Also, I have a post up about the same topic :)http://www.kiddio.org

By: Bad Mummy

Bad Mummy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:29:00 +0000

My 3 1/2 daughter has a small vacuum that she uses on the couch to get all the crumbs. It looks like an elephant and isn't able to pick up anything too big, so there's little risk any toys will get sucked up. She also has her own broom and I keep a couple of dollar store dusting mittens for her to use around the apartment. She is responsible for putting her own dirty laundry into her laundry basket. When the laundry is done, she helps me match socks. She also puts her own dishes in the sink, her own garbage in the garbage and helps me take out the garbage and recycling. Keep in mind I'm a single parent, so some of these tasks are part of our routine b/c I can't leave her alone while I deal with garbage and recycling.

By: MaryAnne

MaryAnne — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:20:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing how your little ones help, I’m getting some great ideas from your comments!

By: Kara

Kara — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Abby loves to help me dust and sweep, so I bought her her own small broom and a dustpan from Ikea. I give her wet rags to help “clean” the tables and counter. And when we unload the dishwasher, I grab out the silverware holder first, and then I have her hand me one plate/cup at a time (when she was younger, I would take out all the breakables first and then let her just take out all the plastic plates and cups). She loves to help!

By: going kiwi

going kiwi — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:36:00 +0000

My 4 year old helps set the table with placemats, forks/spoons, napkins and plastic cups. I just showed my 2 year old how to move the step stool to the drawer and get out the placemats. He felt so big. They love “dusting”, taking a damp towel and wiping everything down. I bought a small vacuum(dustbuster style) that the arm extends for adults but in the closed position perfect height for them. They love to vacuum their crumbs and paper mess. Most of the time they pick up their toys with help. I have tried to keep including them with cleaning while they want to whether or not they are actually helping me :)