How To Get Your Children To Do Chores Easily - Chore Wars
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| How To Get Your Children To Do Chores Easily |
| Chores for Kids |
| Age Appropriate Chores |
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Chore Wars:
Yes, chore wars are bound to happen and how you choose to deal with them will affect the balance of power when it comes to getting chores done. This is where some parents start the allowance cycle, i.e. rewarding them for jobs well done.
Experts have mixed emotions about this. On the one hand, it rewards the child for doing chores and gives them their own money to spend, which teaches them budgeting tactics. On the other hand, it puts a price tag on different chores and if the child doesn’t want to do the chore that week, he/she may want to “give up” the allowance for the week to get out of doing the distasteful chore. If not handled correctly this can turn a parent into the loser in chore wars, causing the child to barter for the chores that they enjoy to get out of doing chores that are not as much fun. 
Teaching your child responsibility can be a fun and exciting time for both of you. It is a wonderful feeling to watch your child learn something and see the light bulb click on over their little heads once they actually understand what it is they are doing. So keep in mind that you should make chore time a fun family time. Your child will find that doing chores can be fun and it will help to build their self-esteem. One of the greatest joys of your life will come when you observe your child mimicking something you do on a daily basis.