One night, we were eating dinner per usual, on our tiny toddler table with the 3 of us around it, and as we were finishing up, the Lil' Tiger said "Mummy FINISH". Letting me know that she has finished her dinner. She then proceeded to take her empty dish to the sink. This act shocked me as I have always cleared the table after we ate our meals. I have never taught her how to clear her own dish.
I spoke to her carer at daycare and she told me that, they teach the kids to "help out" as one of their life skills. She also told me that the Lil' Tiger likes to help out the most. I remember one of her carers in her baby room told me once that the Lil' Tiger loves helping her "wipe" the shelves as well. They would give her a cloth and she would mimic them. They think it's amazing that she is willing to "help" out. They have encouraged me and M to get her to help out at home so that good habits can be formed.
Now at home the Lil' Tiger helps out by "wiping" down our dinner table (pictured) and puts her empty dishes in the sink after she is done. I am so proud of my little girl. M and I thinks she enjoys helping out as well because you can see the excitement in her eyes and she yells out YEAY! when she is done with her chore. I never thought that you can start teaching them chores at this age. I know when I was younger, we started helping out really young too. I think 5 was the earliest memory of me putting dishes in the sink and at 7, I was in charge with washing up the dishes.
At what age do you remember helping out with chores at home? Do you teach your kids to help out as well?
