Because, apparently, no-one else at school has to and I'm beyond awful for suggesting it.
So really - what do your 6/7/8 year olds do to actually help? I asked because her dad was busy with work things and the draining board was filling too quickly from a big dinner I'd cooked. It was just a casual 'oh dd could you be super-duper helpful and help dry some bits for me please?' not a big demand.
She half-heartedly did three plastic cups and a couple of plates under duress and much drama.
I showed her how to hold the tea towel quite a few times to make it easier for her to which she got stroppy and stormed off.
Maybe it's the time of day causing extra stroppyness - it was after dinner so I know tiredness is beginning to set in. She used to enjoy it when she was 4/5, helping mummy and playing at being a big girl etc. She actually could do it quite well then! I hardly ask, in fact we hardly ask anything of her which did make me wonder what is a usual level of help from that age group.
I'm all for letting kids be kids. But also I think it's good to make them understand that offering help is important, sometimes necessary, and that these things don't just magically do themselves.
So, too young still? What do yours do?
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OnwardsAndUpwardsYo · 07/04/2016 19:45
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