Age appropriate chores

January 9, 2014

I saw this going around Facebook a while ago and thought I'd share it.

UPDATE:

Darcy (6):

All the 2-3 year old chores.
All the 4-5 year old chores.
All the 6-8 year old chores, except:

     -wiping toilets     -cleaning microwave

Cameron (10):
All of the 2-3 year old chores, except:
     -transferring clothes to dryer
     -wiping cabinets/baseboards
Most of 4-5 year old chores. He does not:
     -vacuum
     -clean windows
     -wipe sinks
     -match socks
     - weed
     - water plants
All of 6-8 year old chores except:
    -wiping sinks, etc
    -hanging laundry
    -vacuum
    -clean microwave
Virtually none of the 9-11 year old chores. Hmmm...still not right.

Previously:

Darcy (5):

All the 2-3 year old chores.
All the 4-5 year old except;
     -the recycling (bin is too high),
     -vacuuming,
     -wiping sinks. (But I think she could and may start to do that).
She also does some of the 6 to 8 year old chores:
     -some meal prep (rolling pizza dough, cutting soft things, washing produce, etc)
     -hanging wet laundry on rack
     -get mail
     -rake leaves

Cameron (9):
All of the 2-3 year old chores, except:
     -transferring clothes to dryer
     -wiping cabinets/baseboards
Most of 4-5 year old chores. He does not:
     -vacuum
     -wash dishes (they will both be washing dishes regularly by the summer)
     -clean windows (I will ask for his help next time I wash windows)
     -wipe sinks
     -match socks
     -fold laundry (I will start giving him his clean laundry to fold)
     - weed
     - water plants
All of 6-8 year old chores except:
    -wiping sinks, etc
    -hanging laundry
    -vacuum
    -clean microwave
Virtually none of the 9-11 year old chores. He does:
   -take out garbage and recycling most of the time
   - he has mopped about 3 times.


Hmmmm....I think there is something off balance here!!!