We know your toddler doesn't like picking up after playing with Lego or your youngster detests you for asking them to mow the lawn and you don't want to be the 'Bad Guy' so you just let it go. After all, you'd do it better yourself, right?

But what you may not see is that chores are actually pretty crucial in your kid's growth. They can help them learn to be more responsible & self-reliant adults as they grow older. And studies from time to time have backed this fact.

1. Your Little One Learns Life-skills
   To grow up into healthy, independent adults, your kids need to learn basic life skills that your everyday chores can help them learn. Start young and start small. With little things like picking after themselves or doing their laundry, you're preparing them for a better tomorrow.

2. It uplifts their self-esteem
   Everyone needs to win once in a while, kids more than anyone. By successfully finishing little tasks and getting appreciated for doing a good job, they feel confident in themselves. Even if they are not the best at academics or sports, this little sense of achievement at home can help boost their self-esteem.

3. They learn to respect work
   It's important that your kids learn the value of work in due time. Chores can help them better comprehend the effort that goes into maintaining a household. Besides, they learn humility & the fact that no job is too small for them. This goes a long way in helping them become responsible & humble individuals.

4. It enhances Planning & Time Management
   As an adult, you know how important both prior planning and time management are in your daily routine. Chores can help your kids learn both these skills early on. Coping with schoolwork, playing and finishing their little chores can assist your kids in planning their day better. As a bonus, they realize the mess they make on a daily basis and thus become more organized as they grow in order to reduce their own work.

5. Enforces values like 'teamwork'
   Besides their solo tasks, you can ask your kids to help you around the house in tasks like cooking, gardening and keeping the house tidy. This gives you time to bond better with your kids and helps them learn teamwork, which is a crucial leadership quality in any adult. As they grow up, you can take their help in more & more difficult chores and even let them run most, in order to help them learn work allocations.

Do it the Right Way!

Now that we have established that chores are important, the next step is to determine the best way to allocate chores to your little ones.

The first thing to keep in mind is to keep these chores age-appropriate and increase the chores' difficulty level as they grow. Also, as we mentioned earlier, start early and start small. You can start as early as when your kid is 2-3 years old with tasks like picking up their toys and go from there.

Appreciation is the next important factor in play. Your kids need to be appreciated for anything and everything they do. You need to appreciate them even while they're working and not only after finishing their tasks. It is all about a small start, which will benefit your kids in the long run. They might never outright say it, but trust us, they will appreciate it.

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