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Getting Kids to Help Around the House

The Maids • May 23, 2014

Housekeeping is an essential task in every home. And if you have children in your home it can be difficult to get them to help in the household chores. The following are simple tricks and tips to get your children to help around the house: 

Have a Chart to Keep Kids on Track

For the children to keep track of the chores you want them to complete, making them a chart is a great idea. You can let them decorate the chart to make it seem more important and fun at the same time. You should try and work with your children in order to encourage them to complete their tasks.

Add Some Fun to Chores

For you to easily get children into doing chores, you should try and make the cleaning fun. Using music is a great way to get your kids going. You all can dance while cleaning at the same time. Another great idea is making completing tasks a race to see who can finish first. 

Make Up Creative Incentives 

For you to have the children to work with great efforts you need to try and make them work while aiming at a certain reward. You can reward them for completing tasks, either with praise, more TV or game time, or whatever works for you. This will make them want to accomplish their chores quickly in order to earn these incentives.

And if you still find that you would like more assistance with your housekeeping, you can hire The Maids of New London, in Hamden, Connecticut.

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