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Age Appropriate Chores

odie — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:52:43 -0000

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A Child Age 2 - 3 Can:

Help make the bed
Pick up toys and books
Take laundry to laundry room
Help feed pets
Help wipe up messes
Dust with an old sock on their hands

Notes about this age:

Excited to help
Needs complete supervision
Needs help laying the groundwork

A Child Age 4 - 5 Can:

Clear and set the table
Dust
Help prepare food (example: add ingredients, stir)
Carry in groceries and put some away

Notes about this age:

No constant supervision needed
Feels independent

Children Ages 6 - 8 Can:

Be responsible for a pet
Vacuum and mop
Take out trash and replace bag
Fold and put away laundry

Notes about this age:

Feels very independent
Not as excited to help you

Children Ages 9 - 12 Can:

Help wash the car
Wash dishes
Help prepare simple meals
Clean the bathroom
Rake leaves and shovel snow
Operate the washer or dryer

Notes about this age:

Crave continuity
Need well defined consequences
Need to feel they have input

Children Ages 13 - 17 Can:

Replace light bulbs and vacuum bags
Laundry
Wash windows
Clean out refrigerator and other appliances
Prepare meals
Prepare grocery list
Driving teens can do the grocery shopping

Notes about this age:

Need consideration for their time
Manage their expectations
Appreciate affirmation
Need to hear they’re capable

Remember that every child is unique. Some children just may not be at a certain point by a certain age. These are just generalizations.

My Child Will Embarrass You in the Bathroom

odie — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:24:04 -0000

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My Child Will Embarrass You in the Bathroom

By: Shamelessly Sassy (View Profile)

For some reason, my daughter Allie thinks that an essential part of going to eat at a restaurant is using their restroom. It’s a MUST to her. If we go out to eat, she absolutely has to use their restroom. Call it toddler bladder or call it a form of torture. It’s up to you.

Anyway, when we ventured into the first stall of the two-stall restroom it was quite obvious the second stall was occupied. However, the occupant decided to make it more obvious with obscenely loud flatulence. Now, I realize that it’s normally to hear such noises in a restroom. I also realize that it is the silent bathroom code that under no condition do you comment on the loud noises coming from the stall next door.

Do you know who doesn’t realize this?

Allie.

As the noises escalated, I began to worry about the person in the stall next door. Were they okay? Could they possibly be okay when their body was producing noises of that nature?

Allie decided to cut to the chase, and as she yelled, “Mom? Do you hear that? I bet they are pooping! Those are loud poots! Loud ones!”

I shushed her and whispered to her that it wasn’t nice to call people out in public restrooms. But you can’t really reason with toddlers in situations like that. And well, who could blame her.

So she yelled again, “But it’s so loud mom! Those are the loudest poots ever! Hey! Hey person! Are you pooping? I poop! I can poop too!”

Of course, there was still no answer from the stall next door, and I decided that it was in my best interest to exit the restroom as quickly as possible. So we washed our hands. And as we were approaching the door Allie deemed it necessary to get in one more jab to the stall occupant, and yelled again, “I still hear you pooping! I know you are pooping! I know you are pooping, but my mom said I am not apposed to say that!”

As I opened the door, I heard the stall occupant mumble, “Sorry.”

My point is that while it is necessary to take children to the bathroom with you at times, there are no promises about the experience inside.

Parenting Advice

nicholson46 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:46:23 -0000

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Juliana's Site

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Parenting Advice

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Stranger Safety Coloring Sheets

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Cool Stuff For Cool Dads

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Cool Stuff for Cool Dads ...

A collection of things to show your kids, teach to them or do for them.

Separate Pages - Balloons / Bikes & Cycling / Boomerangs / Bubbles / Kites / Magic

Card Stacking:

Stacking the Deck : Secrets of the World's Master Card Architect by Bryan Berg & Thomas O'Donnell
- Click Here for a website about the guy who wrote the above book

Drawing Cartoons

Animation Lessons from Klasky Csupo (makers of Rugrats and others)
Cartooning Made Easy - LearnFree.com
Create a Creature - learn how to draw a new creature each week
Drawing Tips From Radical Man
"How is Absurd Notions made?" - a cartoonist shows how he creates his comic strip and puts it online

Frisbees / Disc Golf

Flying Disc Hunter - Disc Sports Superstore
Learn2 Throw a Flying Disk - Learn2.com
Art Smart's Dart Mart and Juggling Emporium - carries a full line of Discraft, Innova and Lightning golf discs.
How to build a course - from the PDGA
Collection of stores that sell Disc Golf equipment

Games

Streetplay.com - has discussions, remembrances, and rules for "The Games we used to Play", including Stickball, Stoopball, Capture the Flag, Kick the Can and many more.
Fun-Attic - has game ideas of many types, including some Carnival Games.
Games Kids Play - jump-rope rhiymes, ball games, chasing games and lots more

Hand Shadows

Hand Shadows on the Wall - from Stage Hand Puppets
More Hand Shadows
Book from amazon.com - Fun With Hand Shadows (Dover Game and Puzzle Activity Books) by Frank Jacobs

Parenting

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Sittercity

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Tuition Assistance For Single Mothers - Scholarships, Advice, Tips

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Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource

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MedlinePlus: Parenting

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Clips tagged parenting

Age Appropriate Chores

My Child Will Embarrass You in the Bathroom

My Child Will Embarrass You in the Bathroom

Parenting Advice

Juliana's Site

Parenting Advice

Stranger Safety Coloring Sheets

Stranger Safety Coloring Sheets

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